The Eighth Circuit determined that an Immigration Judge did not violate the rights of a represented individual by failing to advise him of his right to apply for asylum.  The individual had repeatedly stated that his country suffered from a lot of violence, but had not explicitly stated a fear of returning to his country.

The full text of Rivas-Quilizapa v. Lynch can be found here: 

http://media.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/16/06/152113U.pdf

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