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AG Bondi issues Matter of S-S-F-M-, restricting asylum claims based on domestic violence

  1. Original Date Announced

    September 2, 2025

    Attorney General Pamela Bondi overruled the Matter of A-B- III, a 2021 decision issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland, and reinstated the legal standards from Matter of A-B- I and Matter of A-B- II that were issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, respectively. The new decision also effectively overruled Matter of A-C-R-G-, 26 I&N Dec. 388 (BIA 2014), and its progeny. The legal standard now applicable largely rejects domestic violence as grounds for asylum.

    Bondi indicated this decision was influenced by the fact that "there may be circumstances when a government's failure to control private conduct itself amounts to persecution, [but it is] entirely correct to treat those circumstances as few and far between."

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1948]

    2025.09.02 AG Decision - Matter of S-S-F-M-
  2. Effective Date

    September 2, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Adjudication
Agencies Affected: AG USCIS EOIR ICE

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