“The attorney general today erased an important legal development that was universally agreed to be correct,” a group of judges wrote.
By Daniella Silva
Advocates for immigrants and former immigration judges denounced
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ ruling this week restricting asylum for
people fleeing domestic or gang violence, saying the decision could cost
lives and endanger tens of thousands of people.
One lawyer working with immigrants, Kathryn Shepherd, called the
decision "essentially a death sentence to potentially thousands of
people fleeing harm.”
On Monday, Sessions reversed an immigration court’s ruling
that granted asylum to a woman from El Salvador who said her husband
had repeatedly abused her physically, sexually and emotionally. Sessions
wrote that “generally” claims on domestic and gang violence will no
longer qualify for asylum.
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Source: NBC News
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