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Text: Immigration Appeals affirming such order; or 5 The grant of asylum is a broader form of relief that sets one on a path to citizenship. One year after being granted asylum, an asylee may apply for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. See 8 U.S.C. § 1159(b). In contrast, the grant of withholding of removal merely prevents one from being removed to the country where one’s life or freedom would be threatened on account of a protected ground. See INS v. Aguirre-Aguirre, 526 U.S. 415, 419 (1999). 6 The INA refers to an “order of deportation,” but its definition also applies to the post-REAL ID Act term “order of removal.” Singh v. Gonzales, 499 F.3d 969, 979 (9th Cir. 2007). 12 ABDISALAN V. HOLDER