The Fifth Circuit has deferred to the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in Matter of N-A-I and determined that an asylee who adjusts status to lawful permanent residence voluntarily relinquishes his asylee status. In addition, an individual granted asylum pre-REAL ID Act cannot invoke issue preclusion to prevent the agency from finding him ineligible for asylum post-REAL ID Act.
The full text of Ali v. Barr can be found here:
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-60604-CV0.pdf