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o rn ia B e f or e : T A S H I M A a nd R A W L I N S O N , C i r c ui tJ udge s , a nd R A K O F F , S e ni or D i stri ctJudg e. *** P e t i t i o n e r - Ap p e l l a n tGu rm i tS i n g h i s an a t i v e an dc i t i z e n o f I n d i a . He a rr i ve d i n N e w Y ork C i tyw i thoutapa s s portorvi s ai n 1993. H e t ol d i m m i gr a t i on offi ci al s hi s nam e w as M anj ee tS i ng h and gave a fa l se bi rth d at e bec ause , he l at er e x p la in e d , h e w a s a d v is e d to d o s o b yth e m a n h e p a idto s m u g g le h im o u t o f I n d ia . S i ngh w a s pa r ol e d a nd or de r e d t o appe a ra ta n e xc l us i on he a r i ng. I ns t e a d, S i ngh tr a v e le d to C a lif

o rn ia , w h e r e h e ap p lie df o ra s y lu m u s in g h is tru e n a m e a n db irth da t e . F i ndi ng c r e di bl e hi s a s s e rt i on of pol i t i c a l pe r s e c ut i on, the I m m i gr a t i on a nd N a tu r a liz a tio n S e rv ic e ( “I N S ” ) g r a n te dS in g h a s y lu m in 1 9 9 6 . I n 1999, i n c onne c t i on w i th i t s r e vi e w of S i ngh’ s appl i c a t i on f

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sum m ar i l y r es ci nd ed S i ng h’ s a sy l um st atus by m eans of a l ett er , w hi ch expl ai ned thatthe agency di d n othave j uri sdi ct i on t o con si der a sy l um appl i ca t i on s i n cas es w he r e the appl i c a ntw a s a l r e a dyi n e xc l us i on pr oc e e di ngs , s o tha ti t s gr a ntof a s y lu m to S in g h w a s v o id . A l m osta dec ade l at er , S i ng h w as det ai ned p endi ng re m ov al . H e pet i t i on ed f o rawr i to f

h ab e a s c o rp u s u n d e r2 8 U. S . C . § 2 2 4 1 , a r g u i n g th a tth e I NS t erm i nat ed hi s a sy l um st atus w i tho utdu e proces s. T he di stri ctcourtgrant ed R e s p o n d e n ts ’ m o tio n to d is m is s th e p e titio n . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt p r o p e r lye x e r c is e dju r is d ic tio n u n d e r§ 2 2 4 1 . N adar aj ah v. G on zales , 4 4 3 F .3 d 1 0 6 9 , 1 0 7 5 ( 9 th C i r . 2006) . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r28 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . W e r e v ie w d e n o v o th e d e c is io n to d is m is s ah ab e a s p e titio n . McKenzi e v . R isley , 9 1 5 F. 2 d 1 3 9 6 , 1 3 9 8 ( 9 th Ci r . 1 9 9 0 ) . W e a f f i rm. 1 . T he di stri ctcourtcorr ec t l y f ou nd thatthe IN S i m prop er l y r es ci nd ed S i ngh’ s a s y l um s t a tus bym e a ns of al e tt e r . T he a ge nc ys houl d ha ve f ol l ow e d the appl i c abl e pr oc e dur e , w hi c h r e qui r e d tha t“ [ p] r i ort o the t e rm i na t i on of agr a ntof a s y l um . . . the a l i e n s ha l l be gi ve n not i c e of i nt e ntt o t e rm i na t e , w i th the r e a s ons there for, atl ea st30 days pri or t o the i nt ervi ew , ” and “ [t ] he al i en shal l be prov i ded the opportuni tyt o pr e s e nte vi de nc e s how i ng tha the ors he i s s t i l l e l i gi bl e f or asyl u m . ” 8 C . F . R . § 2 0 8 . 2 3 (c) (1 9 9 9 ). C o n trary t o R esp o n d en t s’ arg u m en t , th ese4

pr oc e dur e s appl ye ve n w he r e , a s he r e , the a ge nc yl a c ke d j ur i s di c t i on t o gr a nt a s y l u m. S e c tio n 2 0 8 .2 3 ( a ) u s e s th e p h r a s e “m a d e u n d e rth e ju r is d ic tio n o f ” p la in ly t o d i st i ng ui sh betw ee n the t erm i nat i on procedures thatappl y w hen asy l um w as grant ed by the IN S and tho se thatappl y w hen asy l um w as grant ed by an im m ig r a tio n ju d g e . C o m p a re 8 C . F . R . § 208. 23( a ) ( 1999) ( “ T e rm i na t i on of A sy l um by S ervi ce ”) w ith § 208. 23( e ) ( 1999) ( “ T e rm i na t i on of a s y l um . . . bythe E x ecu t i v e O ffi ce fo r Im m i g rat i o n R ev i ew ”). T h ere i s n o i n d i cat i o n th atth e p h rase i s us e d t o di s t i ngui s h be tw e e n pr ope ra nd ul tra vi res g r a n ts o f a s y lu m b yth e I N S . A c c or di ngl y , the pl a i n l a ngua ge of 8 C . F . R . § 208. 23 r e qui r e d the a ge nc yt o f ol l ow th e p r o c e d u r e s s e t f

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i l e d w i th the im m ig r a tio n c o u rt, h e w a s s till r e q u ir e db yth e ap p lic ab le r e g u la tio n s to s u b m it h is c la im f o ra s y lu m to th e im m ig r a tio n ju d g e a t h is e x c lu s io n h e a r in g . T h e r e f o r e , it is c le a rth a t th e I N S la c k e d ju r is d ic tio n o v e rS in g h ’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n a t th e tim e it gr a nt e d a s y l um . B e c aus e the a ge nc yc oul d ha ve r e a c he d no othe rc onc l us i on, but thati tw as re qu i re d t o t erm i nat e S i ng h’ s a sy l um st atus, S i ng h w as no tprej ud i ce d b y th e ab sen ce o f p ro cess. W e ha ve c ons i de r e d S i ngh’ s r e m a i ni ng a r gum e nt s a nd f i nd the m t o be w i th o u tm eri t . A cco rd i n g l y, th e j u d g m en to f th e d i stri ctco u rti s A FFI R M ED .