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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNYT: Garland ends Trump-era policy limiting asylum for victims of domestic abuse and gang violence
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Wednesday reversed a Trump-era immigration ruling that made it all but impossible for people to seek asylum in the United States over credible fears of domestic abuse or gang violence, marking one of the Justice Departments most significant breaks with the previous administration.
Mr. Garland vacated a decision made in 2018 by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions that had argued that asylum claims had incorrectly expanded to include victims of private violence, like domestic violence or gangs.
People fleeing persecution on account of their membership in a particular social group can seek asylum in the United States, and previous administrations have considered those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence to fall under that definition. In vacating the Trump administrations stance, Mr. Garland said that the Justice Department should follow the earlier precedent.
His decision came in a closely watched case known as A-B for the initials of the woman seeking asylum. The departments Board of Immigration Appeals found in 2016 that she was part of a particular social group, saying that the government of El Salvador does little to protect people in violent relationships. That assessment qualified the woman for asylum, but Mr. Sessions overruled the appeals board.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/politics/justice-dept-asylum-gangs-domestic-abuse.html
Mr. Garland vacated a decision made in 2018 by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions that had argued that asylum claims had incorrectly expanded to include victims of private violence, like domestic violence or gangs.
People fleeing persecution on account of their membership in a particular social group can seek asylum in the United States, and previous administrations have considered those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence to fall under that definition. In vacating the Trump administrations stance, Mr. Garland said that the Justice Department should follow the earlier precedent.
His decision came in a closely watched case known as A-B for the initials of the woman seeking asylum. The departments Board of Immigration Appeals found in 2016 that she was part of a particular social group, saying that the government of El Salvador does little to protect people in violent relationships. That assessment qualified the woman for asylum, but Mr. Sessions overruled the appeals board.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/us/politics/justice-dept-asylum-gangs-domestic-abuse.html
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NYT: Garland ends Trump-era policy limiting asylum for victims of domestic abuse and gang violence (Original Post)
StarfishSaver
Jun 2021
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sarisataka
(18,598 posts)1. Fucking Garland, why did we ever make him...
Oh wait, this is a good thing.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)2. There he goes, doing nothing again
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,126 posts)3. Another disgusting policy of TFG is reversed by President Biden