BIA on Right to Asylum Hearing: Matter of E-F-H-L-

"In the ordinary course of removal proceedings, an applicant for asylum or for withholding or deferral of removal is entitled to a hearing on the merits of those applications, including an opportunity to provide oral testimony and other evidence, without first having to establish prima facie eligibility for the requested relief. Matter of Fefe, 20 I&N Dec. 116 (BIA 1989), followed." - Matter of E-F-H-L-, 26 I&N Dec. 319 (BIA 2014)