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 . . .
By Angelika Romero and Timothy Sheble-Hall
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will be removing a controversial rule in business immigration law: the International Entrepreneur (IE) Rule. See DHS Proposes to Remove the International Entrepreneur Rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (last updated May 25, 2018). The IE Rule was promulgated by the DHS under the Obama Administration to “encourage international entrepreneurs to create and develop start-up entities with high growth potential in the United States.” International Entrepreneur Rule, 82 Fed. Reg. 5238 (Jan. 17, 2017) . . .