US moves to limit asylum for threatened family members

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Immigrants who fear persecution because of their family ties will no longer be eligible for asylum, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Monday

PHOENIX — .

People can seek asylum in the U.S. if they can prove a well-founded fear of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in specific social group. But the administration of President Donald Trump has taken several actions to limit asylum, including making it harder for victims of domestic violence to get protection and ending bond for asylum seekers, which was recently overturned in federal court.

Barr's decision is on a case involving a Mexican man who is seeking asylum because his family was targeted after his father refused to let a drug cartel use his store for business.

 

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'persecution'...nice spin...well, at least try 'prosecution' or 'deportation'...why lie EVERY time...?

That's why you don't vote Republican no compassion

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