ASYLUM

Jeff Sessions Further Burdens Domestic Violence Asylum Seekers in Matter of A-B-

By Stefanie Gonzalez

Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressly overruled a critical precedential decision regarding domestic violence asylum claims in his June 11, 2018 decision, Matter of A-B-. The loss of a favorable precedential decision will certainly present challenges, but the Matter of A-B- decision does not categorically deny all domestic or gang violence related asylum claims . . .