Matter of A-B-
BIAA.G. Decision
27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018)
2018
Holding
Held that claims by aliens who suffer domestic violence or gang violence generally will not qualify for asylum; overruled Matter of A-R-C-G- and raised significant barriers to domestic violence and gang-based PSG claims.
Practitioner Note
Issued by A.G. Sessions. Vacated by A.G. Garland in A-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 307 (A.G. 2021). Reinstated as controlling law by Matter of S-S-F-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 207 (A.G. 2025).
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