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Federal Judge (Sullivan!) Orders Return Of Individuals Deported Over Sessions' Asylum Policy
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that most of former attorney general Jeff Sessions' decision from June making asylum claims more difficult to advance by those claiming domestic or gang-related violence was illegal — a broad ruling that will allow some would-be asylum seekers a second chance to make their claim.
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down those parts of the June decision from Sessions that Sullivan found violated federal law and ordered the federal government to return those people to the US who had been deported as a result of the Sessions' decision.
"A general rule that effectively bars [asylum] claims based on certain categories of persecutors (i.e. domestic abusers or gang members) or claims related to certain kinds of violence is inconsistent with Congress' intent to bring 'United States refugee law into conformance with the [United Nations Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees]," Sullivan wrote. "The new general rule is thus contrary to the Refugee Act and the [Immigration and Nationality Act]."
The judge went on to find that that purpose of Sessions' policy, to heighten the standards for consideration of asylum claims at the initial, "credible fear" stage was "fundamentally inconsistent" with the standards set by Congress.
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down those parts of the June decision from Sessions that Sullivan found violated federal law and ordered the federal government to return those people to the US who had been deported as a result of the Sessions' decision.
"A general rule that effectively bars [asylum] claims based on certain categories of persecutors (i.e. domestic abusers or gang members) or claims related to certain kinds of violence is inconsistent with Congress' intent to bring 'United States refugee law into conformance with the [United Nations Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees]," Sullivan wrote. "The new general rule is thus contrary to the Refugee Act and the [Immigration and Nationality Act]."
The judge went on to find that that purpose of Sessions' policy, to heighten the standards for consideration of asylum claims at the initial, "credible fear" stage was "fundamentally inconsistent" with the standards set by Congress.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisgeidner/sessions-domestic-gang-violence-asylum-decision-illegal-judg
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First I've heard...that is great. The hits just keep coming.
