Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶10

Asylum is a status that entitles an alien who is a “refugee” to remain and work in the United States. § 1158(b)(1)(A). A refugee is an alien who is unable or unwilling to return to the country of his nationality “because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” § 1101(a)(42)(A). Any alien who “arrives in the United States” may apply for asylum, § 1158(a)(1), and the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security may— but need not—grant such an application, § 1158(b)(1)(A).

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