A-C-M

Syllabus

When an alien is subject to an asylum cooperative agreement (\ACA\) and the record is devoid of evidence showing the alien faces an individualized risk of harm in the ACA country of removal, it is generally unnecessary to hold an evidentiary hearing to resolve the applicability of the safe third country bar to asylum. Matter of C-I-G M- & L-V-S-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 291 (BIA 2025), followed.