What is the impact of a particularly serious crime conviction on an application for asylum and withholding removal?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vaskovska v. Lynch, 14-4382 (L), 15-145 (Con) (2nd Cir. 2016):
Accordingly, the agency did not err in determining that Vaskovska's conviction was for a particularly serious crime rendering her ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal. Because the particularly serious crime determination is dispositive of Vaskovska's asylum application, we decline to
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consider her arguments regarding the timeliness of that application. See INS v. Bagamasbad, 429 U.S. 24, 25 (1976).
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