Morgan Weibel from the Tahirih Justice Center and Sayoni Maitra from the Center of Gender and Refugee Studies wrote this comprehensive article on Matter of A-B-, which calls on adjudicators to construe the decision narrowly and continue to afford women the opportunity to have their claims herd under a fair and just interpretation of the law.
See AllMatter of A–B–: How the Attorney General Attempts to Subvert Asylum Law and Dismiss Domestic Violence As a Private Affair
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Survivor Voices
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Anastasia
I came to the U.S. in the winter of 2006. Life back home in Mexico was tough for me and my family. I dreamt of going to college and graduating but with my family’s economic status, that dream was too costly and impossible.
At least I was able to graduate high school and that is something I am proud of since I was also working at the time to help my family. I was always looking for an opportunity to have a better life as a young woman.June 23, 2023 -
Camila
“I hope my story is helpful to someone else…and can inspire many women to be stronger. We need to help young women identify toxic relationships, so that there are fewer Camilas that go through such difficult things, let alone have our children suffer.”
November 21, 2022
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