BONDI CRACKDOWN: AG Reinstates 'Bright-Line' Asylum Rules, Tightens Domestic & Gang-Violence Claims
Center for Immigration Studies|Sep 18, 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi issued two Sept. 2 certified decisions reinstating strict "bright-line" standards for asylum claims based on domestic and gang violence, reviving A-B and L-E-A reasoning to narrow "particular social group" definitions. The rulings are part of a clustered DOJ escalation (paired with August sanctuary demand letters) that will speed adjudications, push more applicants toward CAT claims, and likely prompt litigation and policy pushback.
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