El Salvador: Gang Violence and Jeff Sessions

el salvador: To him, it's better to take his chances with the American asylum system and stay in Mexico if his bid is denied, according to CTV. Imagine what would happen if I was deported to El Salvador, he said Wednesday as he waited at the border to enter the U.S. The directive announced Monday could have far-reaching consequences because of the sheer volume of people like Aparicio fleeing gang violence, which is so pervasive in Central America that merely stepping foot in the wrong neighbourhood can lead to death. Aparicio is undeterred by a new directive from Attorney General Jeff Sessions declaring that gang and domestic violence will generally cease to be grounds for asylum. The Associated Press interviewed several asylum-seekers this past week at a plaza on the border, and each of them cited gang violence as the main factor in fleeing their homelands. The decision by Sessions came as the administration faced a growing backlash over immigration policies and practices that human-rights advocates view as inhumane, including separating children from immigrant parents. They planned to press on with their asylum requests in spite of the new rule. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.