Immigration courts are deeply split on who can claim asylum over violence in home countries
By David G. Savage
May 06, 2018 | 7:00 AM
Central Americans who travel north to plead for entry at the U.S. border are taking their chances on an immigration system that is deeply divided on whether they can qualify for asylum if they are fleeing domestic violence or street crime, rather than persecution from the government.
The law in this area remains unclear, and the outcome of an asylum claim depends to a remarkable degree on the imigration judge who decides it.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-asylum-law-20180506-story.html
