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In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who [[fear]]s [[persecution]], for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country. | In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who [[fear]]s [[persecution]], for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country. | ||
| + | In June 2018, [[Attorney General]] (AG) [[Jeff Sessions]] ruled that aliens who fear gang violence or [[domestic violence]] in their home countries do generally not qualify for asylum—a ruling that is binding upon immigration authorities within both the [[Department of Justice]] (DOJ) and [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS). Violence perpetrated by non-governmental actors would no longer justify consideration of an asylum application. An apprehended alien may be subject to expedited removal. | ||
[[Category:Immigration]] | [[Category:Immigration]] | ||
Revision as of 19:21, October 31, 2018
In politics, asylum or political asylum means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who fears persecution, for example, religious persecution, in their own country.
In June 2018, Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions ruled that aliens who fear gang violence or domestic violence in their home countries do generally not qualify for asylum—a ruling that is binding upon immigration authorities within both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Violence perpetrated by non-governmental actors would no longer justify consideration of an asylum application. An apprehended alien may be subject to expedited removal.