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Immigration

May 11, 2018

US wants briefs in case that questions asylum eligibility

Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested friend-of-the-court briefs in March relating to an asylum case on whether suffering from “private criminal activity” made someone part of a particular social group that is eligible for asylum in the U.S.

Potential changes to immigration case law by Attorney General Jeff Sessions could lead to significantly fewer people being eligible for asylum in the U.S., according to immigration experts.

Sessions requested friend-of-the-court briefs relating to an asylum case in March on whether suffering from “private criminal activity” made someone part of a particular social group that is eligible for asylum in the U.S.

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