NYLAG strongly disagrees with decision in the Matter of L-E-A

August 2, 2019
12:23 pm

For Immediate Release
Contact: bpacheco@nylag.org | c: 917.771.9845

(NEW YORK, NY) August 2, 2019: Attorney General William Barr has upended decades of precedent by declaring that immediate family members no longer constitute a “particular social group” eligible for asylum protection in the United States. The New York Legal Assistance Group’s (NYLAG) spokesperson Brian Pacheco has issued the following statement:

“We strongly disagree with Attorney General Barr’s decision in the Matter of L-E-A. This decision contradicts longstanding principles of asylum law and our country’s commitment to protect those fleeing persecution on protected grounds in their home country.”

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