Asylum Seekers Lose Under AG Sessions' New Restrictions

By Jim Feroli (June 25, 2018, 4:58 PM EDT) -- On June 11, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a decision limiting the availability of asylum for women and children who suffer domestic violence in their home country. Matter of A-B- (asylum decisions use the party's initials) vacates existing precedent and is a blow to victims of domestic violence from countries without institutions to protect them. Women from countries with no comprehensive law for combating domestic violence or where domestic violence is a cultural norm now will be hard-pressed to find refuge in the United States....

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