Barreto-Claro v. U.S. Attorney General

HILL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Rafael Barreto-Claro (Barre-to), a native and citizen of Cuba, seeks our review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board). His case represents an issue of first impression in this circuit and apparently all others concerning the filing of frivolous asylum applications under 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6), as rewritten by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Pub.L. No. 104-208.

Upon our review of the administrative record, we conclude that Barreto knowingly filed a frivolous asylum…