Matter of A-B- (Vacatur)

BIAA.G. Decision

28 I&N Dec. 307 (A.G. 2021)

2021

Holding

Vacated Matter of A-B-, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018) in its entirety; restored Matter of A-R-C-G- as binding precedent and removed restrictions on domestic violence and gang-based asylum claims.

Practitioner Note

Issued by A.G. Garland. Overruled by Matter of S-S-F-M-, 29 I&N Dec. 207 (A.G. 2025), which reinstated A-B- 2018 as controlling law and also overruled A-R-C-G-.

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