Thread by @CGRShastings

THREAD: Trump's Justice Department just made a shameful, last-ditch attempt to restrict asylum.

The Acting AG issued a new decision in our client Ms. A.B.'s case - which has become the battleground on the issue of whether domestic violence survivors can qualify for asylum. (1/6)

(2/6) Back in 2018, then-AG Jeff Sessions plucked Ms. A.B.'s case from the courts, using it as a vehicle to declare that "generally" DV survivors, people targeted by gangs, and others fleeing abuses by non-government actors should not qualify for asylum. #ImmigrantWomenToo

(3/6) The ruling, known as Matter of A-B-, led to a sharp downturn in asylum grant rates for people fleeing epidemic levels of violence in Central America, as reported by @humanrights1st.
humanrightsfirst.org/resource/centr…

(4/6) Meanwhile, Ms. A.B.'s life was thrown into terrifying limbo. For the past three years, she's been an unwilling pawn in the Trump administration's campaign to end asylum. Hear her story, in her own words. ⬇️

(5/6) While her case remains pending at the 4th Circuit, today's ruling attempts to erect additional barriers to asylum.

CGRS will continue to fight for justice for Ms. A.B. And we're ready to hold @JoeBiden accountable to his promise to restore asylum for survivors like her.

(6/6) As a first step, the Biden administration must vacate both AG rulings in Ms. A.B.'s case and revoke Trump-era regulations that seek to codify Matter of A-B- and further restrict access to asylum. #SaveAsylum

Our full statement. ⬇️
cgrs.uchastings.edu/news/cgrs-comm…