Domestic Violence Asylum Claims

As reported in the NYT, "the Obama administration has opened the way for foreign women who are victims of severe domestic beatings and sexual abuse to receive asylum in the United States."

For additional commentary, see:

• "Asylum for Battered Women," NYT, 19 July 2009 [text]
• "New Policy Grants Asylum to Battered Women," Seeking Asylum, 16 July 2009 [text]
• "Obama Administration sets guidelines for asylum for survivors of domestic violence," IntLawGrrls, 19 July 2009 [text]
• "Time to End an Asylum Limbo for Abused Women," Washington Post, 18 July 2009 [text]

For a recent law review article that suggests "how asylum claims based on domestic violence should be decided," see:

• "Protecting Foreign Victims of Domestic Violence: An Analysis of Asylum Regulations," New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, vol. 12, no. 1 (2008) [text]

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