By: Derek Hawkins//June 13, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Cirilo G. Garcia v. Jefferson B. Sessions III
Case No.: 16-3234
Officials: MANION and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and COLEMAN, District Judge
Focus: Asylum
Petitioner Cirilo Garcia is a native citizen of Honduras currently subject to a reinstated order of removal. Federal regulations say that aliens in his position have no right to apply for asylum. Garcia argues that these regulations are inconsistent with the general asylum statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(1). However, because asylum is a form of discretionary relief, he lacks standing to challenge the regulations prohibiting him from applying for it. Therefore, we dis‐ miss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
Petition Dismissed