START    
       
    File Asylum Application with the INS    
       
    Interview by Asylum Officer    
       
YES Asylum Officer issues decision   START
   
Asylum Granted   NO   Arrest by INS
     
    Notice to Appear issued Bond Hearing
       
    Master Calendar Hearing before Immigration Judge    
       
YES Merits Hearing Before Immigration Judge YES
   
Asylum Granted   NO  
     
    Notice of Appeal to Board of Immigration Appeals INS Appeals
       
YES Submit Briefs; Oral Arguments before BIA    
     
Asylum Granted   NO    
       
WIN Petition for Review, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals    
     
Remand to BIA   LOSE    
       
    Deportation    
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Basic Flow Chart of US Asylum Process