Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
Attorney General Narrows Criteria for Asylum Seekers
In a case he referred to himself, Attorney General Jeff Sessions narrowed the criteria for demonstrating membership in a particular social group and overruled Matter of A-R-C-G-. Matter of A-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018)
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18061133.
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- AILA Files Amicus Brief with Attorney General on Particular Social Group
- Attorney General Issues Updates in Matter of A-B- (Matter of A-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 247 (A.G. 2018))
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- BIA Sustained Appeal, Finding Respondent Demonstrated Past Persecution by Ex-Husband (Matter of A-B-, 12/8/16)