Nijar v. Holder, 689 F.3d 1077, 1086-1087 (9th Cir. Aug. 1, 2012) (DHS does not have the authority to terminate an alien's asylum status; The regulations pursuant to which the Department of Homeland Security terminates asylum status, 8 C.F.R. 208.24(a) and 8 C.F.R. 1208.24(a), are ultra vires because the governing statute, 8 U.S.C. 1158(c)(2), confers that authority exclusively on the Attorney General.).

 

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