Immigration
Aug. 29, 2014
Immigration ruling grants domestic violence victims stronger asylum claims
While the immigrant surge on the border jams courtrooms, asylum barriers fell for many this week with a landmark ruling in favor of domestic violence victims.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
While the immigrant surge on the border jams courtrooms, asylum barriers fell for many this week with a landmark ruling in favor of domestic violence victims.
A precedential decision by the Obama administration afforded those with claims of intimate partner abuse in their homelands a strong argument for asylum status in the U.S.
The ruling Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice's Boar...
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