Condemning the Attorney General’s decision in “Matter of A-B-” seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum.

H. Res. 987 · 115th Congress · Jul 11, 2018 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Condemning the Attorney General’s decision in Matter of A-B- seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

condemns Attorney General Sessions’ decision in “Matter of A-B-” seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum;

(2)

identifies Attorney General Sessions’ decision as the next cruel step in the Trump Administration’s intentional and cruel scheme to dismantle the United States asylum system;

(3)

recognizes Attorney General Sessions’ decision will condemn thousands of domestic violence victims to removal to dangerous situations where they are at significant risk of losing their lives; and

(4)

remains actively committed to reconstituting, preserving, and defending asylum laws that allows victims of domestic violence to seek life-saving refuge and protection in the United States.

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Jul 11, 2018viewing Introduced in House Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Lee, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Welch, Mr. Engel, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Peters, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Takano, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Foster, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Schiff, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Rush, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Soto, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Nolan, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Larsen of Washington, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Condemning the Attorney General’s decision in “Matter of A-B-” seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum.

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