Aug. 18, 2020
9th Circuit ruling reaffirms protection for women fleeing domestic violence
In June 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a sweeping decision known as Matter of A-B- in an attempt to eliminate asylum protections for those fleeing domestic violence and other harms.
Blaine M. Bookey
Center for Gender & Refugee StudiesPhone: (415) 565-4877
Email: bookeybl@uchastings.edu
Blaine is co-legal director at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies.
Refugee survivors of domestic violence were among the first casualties in the Trump administration's sustained assault on our asylum system. In June 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a sweeping decision known as Matter of A-B- in an attempt to eliminate asylum protections for those fleeing domestic violence and other harms. The A-B- decision has had a devastating effect, leading to a sharp downturn...
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