
Merrick Garland reverses Trump-era decisions on asylum claims
Fox News
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the reversals on Wednesday, which would set U.S. immigration policy back to where it was before decisions made by Trump-era DOJ officials Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen.
According to DOJ officials, the attorney general has the power to pluck individual immigration cases and make a legally binding ruling. Rosen and Sessions each used that power in separate cases to set precedent saying life-threatening danger due to familial ties and domestic violence did not meet asylum claims standardsMore Related News