Posts Tagged ‘Asylum Statue’
AG Sessions: “The asylum statute does not provide redress for all misfortune”
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved to further restrict U.S. acceptance of immigrants who continue to abuse the asylum system as a general-hardship statute. In 2016, the number of asylum claims jumped to 94,000 claims compared to 5,000 in 2009. NBC News has the details: “The asylum statute does not provide redress for all…
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