Does the decision whether to grant asylum to Syrian refugees need to be reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Barou-Barukoff v. U.S. I.N.S., 983 F.2d 1075 (9th Cir. 1992):

The decision whether to grant asylum to refugees is reviewed under the abuse-of-discretion standard. Florez-DeSolis v. INS, 796 F.2d 330, 333 (9th Cir.1986).

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