US rescinds Trump-era asylum restrictions for violence survivors

Trump-era curbs made it harder for asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence to get protection in US.

The Biden administration has rescinded Trump-era policies that made it difficult for asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence to get protection in the United States, a move that was welcomed by migration advocates as an important step forward. In a three-page legal opinion, US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday said broad language in the decisions put in place during former President Donald Trump’s administration “threatens to create confusion and discourage careful case-by-case adjudication of asylum claims”. Garland issued a new policy that could make it easier for asylum seekers fleeing domestic and gang violence to win their cases for humanitarian protection.