A federal judge on Wednesday struck down most of the policies former Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued that made it almost impossible for victims of domestic and gang violence to seek asylum.
Judge Emmet Sullivan, on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said the policies, which created a stricter test to satisfy the “credible fear” standard for the asylum claims, was unlawful.
He also ordered the government to return to the United States the plaintiffs who were unlawfully deported under the policy.
Sullivan is the same judge who on Tuesday admonished Michael Flynn for committing a “serious offense” by lying to the FBI about his discussions with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak while serving in a high-level role at the White House. Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, later Tuesday asked for his sentencing to be postponed until his cooperation with federal prosecutors is complete.
--This breaking news report was updated at 12:17 p.m.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/cour...lk-of-trump-administration-policy-cutting-off
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that most of former attorney general Jeff Sessions' decision from June making asylum claims more difficult to advance by those claiming domestic or gang-related violence was illegal — a broad ruling that will allow some would-be asylum seekers a second chance to make their claim.
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down those parts of the June decision from Sessions that Sullivan found violated federal law and ordered the federal government to return those people to the US who had been deported as a result of the Sessions' decision.
"A general rule that effectively bars [asylum] claims based on certain categories of persecutors (i.e. domestic abusers or gang members) or claims related to certain kinds of violence is inconsistent with Congress' intent to bring 'United States refugee law into conformance with the [United Nations Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees]," Sullivan wrote. "The new general rule is thus contrary to the Refugee Act and the [Immigration and Nationality Act]."
The judge went on to find that that purpose of Sessions' policy, to heighten the standards for consideration of asylum claims at the initial, "credible fear" stage was "fundamentally inconsistent" with the standards set by Congress.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...ic-gang-violence-asylum-decision-illegal-judg
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Judge Emmet Sullivan ... use to be Fox's favorite Judge until yesterday [/FONT]
Judge Emmet Sullivan, on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said the policies, which created a stricter test to satisfy the “credible fear” standard for the asylum claims, was unlawful.
He also ordered the government to return to the United States the plaintiffs who were unlawfully deported under the policy.
Sullivan is the same judge who on Tuesday admonished Michael Flynn for committing a “serious offense” by lying to the FBI about his discussions with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak while serving in a high-level role at the White House. Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, later Tuesday asked for his sentencing to be postponed until his cooperation with federal prosecutors is complete.
--This breaking news report was updated at 12:17 p.m.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/cour...lk-of-trump-administration-policy-cutting-off
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that most of former attorney general Jeff Sessions' decision from June making asylum claims more difficult to advance by those claiming domestic or gang-related violence was illegal — a broad ruling that will allow some would-be asylum seekers a second chance to make their claim.
US District Judge Emmet Sullivan struck down those parts of the June decision from Sessions that Sullivan found violated federal law and ordered the federal government to return those people to the US who had been deported as a result of the Sessions' decision.
"A general rule that effectively bars [asylum] claims based on certain categories of persecutors (i.e. domestic abusers or gang members) or claims related to certain kinds of violence is inconsistent with Congress' intent to bring 'United States refugee law into conformance with the [United Nations Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees]," Sullivan wrote. "The new general rule is thus contrary to the Refugee Act and the [Immigration and Nationality Act]."
The judge went on to find that that purpose of Sessions' policy, to heighten the standards for consideration of asylum claims at the initial, "credible fear" stage was "fundamentally inconsistent" with the standards set by Congress.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/articl...ic-gang-violence-asylum-decision-illegal-judg
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Judge Emmet Sullivan ... use to be Fox's favorite Judge until yesterday [/FONT]