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Asylum Claim: Asylum and Tamara Taggart

asylum claim: The mere fact that a country may have problems effectively policing certain crimes such as domestic violence or gang violence or that certain populations are more likely to be victims of crime, cannot itself establish an asylum claim. article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver authors dumbfounded by kids' questionsCTV Vancouver parts ways with Tamara Taggart and Mike Killeen So you want to set up a pot shop The widely expected move overruled a Board of Immigration Appeals decision in 2016 that gave asylum status to a woman from El Salvador who fled her husband, according to Vancouver Courier. Sessions reopened the case for his review in March as the administration stepped up criticism of asylum practices. Generally, claims by aliens pertaining to domestic violence or gang violence perpetrated by non-government actors will not qualify for asylum, Sessions wrote in 31-page decision. Sessions took aim at one of five categories to qualify for asylum - persecution for membership in a social group - calling it inherently ambiguous. Domestic violence is a particularly difficult crime to prevent and prosecute, even in the United States, Sessions wrote, but its prevalence in El Salvador doesn't mean that its government was unwilling or unable to protect victims any less so than the United States. The other categories are for race, religion, nationality and political affiliation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.