Judge strikes down efforts to diminish protections for asylum seekers.

ASISTA applauds the federal court decision yesterday which restores critical protections for asylum seekers fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.  The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies and ACLU challenged the Administration’s harmful expedited removal policies which instructed asylum officers to generally deny domestic violence and gang violence-related claims.  ASISTA is proud to have supported the plaintiffs in this case as a signatory to an amicus brief organized by Tahirih Justice Center, which you can read here.