The Attorney General’s Push to Have Immigration Judges to Deny
Asylum to Victims of Violence The AG issued a precedent decision, he vacated the Board of
Immigration Appeal’s decision, stating that in his view, domestic violence victims
and other victims of crimes perpetrated by private, non-governmental actors do
not generally qualify for asylum. This decision just goes to show that this current
administration does not respect the fundamental rights in our Constitution and
laws. Each incident is case specific and must be assessed based on their own
individual merits. I believe that this decision is being made blindly, with the
AG’s inconsideration of the fact that certain victims can be targeted with no
kind of relief solely because the crime was done by a private actor and not a member
of the government. The safety of people’s lives is being blatantly ignored. |
