Chinanews, June 17th, a comprehensive report, on the 16th local time, the U.S. Attorney General abolished the two decisions made during the Trump administration to restrict people from applying for asylum in the United States. The latest move in the human immigration system.
On the 16th local time, US Attorney General Merrick Garland signed an order to cancel the previous decision of the former Attorney General.
These decisions restrict victims of domestic violence and those who have relationships with persecuted family members from seeking asylum.
U.S. Attorney General Gupta wrote in a memo, “These decisions involve important issues concerning the significance of U.S. asylum laws, which reflect the U.S. commitment to provide asylum to some of the most vulnerable people in the world.” “Congress has Approval to provide asylum to those who can prove that they have escaped persecution because they belong to a'specified social group'".
This decision means that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security will resume their previous immigration policies, while the two departments will begin to formulate rules on the meaning of the term "special social group" in asylum applications.
According to reports, immigration supporters praised Garland's decision.
They say this helps helpless asylum applicants to regain protection.
Many people from Central America and Mexico applied for asylum because of domestic violence and gang violence.
However, the Trump-era Justice Department adviser Hamilton issued a statement stating that Biden's actions may cause "unprecedented harm" at the border between the United States and Mexico.
He said: "Today's decision will lead to tens of thousands of asylum applications that are not beneficial, even if there are not hundreds of thousands in the next few months or years."