The following excerpt is from Alvarado-Herrera v. Garland, 993 F.3d 1187 (9th Cir. 2021):
review hearing, the immigration judge conducts a de novo review of the record prepared by the asylum officer and may (but need not) accept additional evidence and testimony from the non-citizen. Bartolome v. Sessions , 904 F.3d 803, 81213 (9th Cir. 2018). If the immigration judge affirms the asylum officer's adverse determination, as occurred here, the non-citizen may file a petition for review in the appropriate circuit court of appeals. Ayala v. Sessions , 855 F.3d 1012, 101516 (9th Cir. 2017).
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