Law360, New York (August 17, 2016, 8:44 PM EDT) -- The Fifth Circuit affirmed a Board of Immigration Appeals denial of asylum to a Bolivian native who claimed she was afraid to return to her country, saying Wednesday she was ineligible after living in Mexico for several years. A three -judge panel Wednesday upheld the BIA’s decision that Monica Rocio Ramos Lara was ineligible for asylum in the U.S. under the so-called firm-resettlement bar, ruling in a published opinion that an appellate review of such a determination by the board should be based on substantial evidence. The firm-resettlement bar refers to a statutory impediment against qualifying for asylum in the U.S....

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