U.S. reopens asylum access for victims of domestic violence, gang violence

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U.S. reopens asylum access for victims of domestic violence, gang violence
by Reuters
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:08 GMT
 
Many migrants from Central America and Mexico claim asylum based on experiences with domestic violence and gang violence

By Ted Hesson

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. attorney general on Wednesday rescinded a Trump-era decision that made it harder for victims of domestic violence and gang violence to win asylum, the latest move by U.S. President Joe Biden to create what he says is a more humane immigration system.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a three-page legal opinion, wrote that the broad language in the decision put in place during the administration of former President Donald Trump "threatens to create confusion and discourage careful case-by-case adjudication of asylum claims."

Biden, a Democrat, has reversed many of his Republican predecessor's restrictive immigration policies and pushed ahead with his own agenda.


https://news.trust.org/item/20210616184355-psy0t/

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Does gang violence include being swarmed by flies in outdoor toilets?  Attacked by ants in the living room?  Stepping in cow poop outside the front door?