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Original Date Announced
October 22, 2025Attorney General Bondi vacated the stay put in place during the Biden administration and reinstated Matter of Negusie as decided in 2020 by AG William Barr. The decision issued by AG Bondi states: "For clarity, as the now operative opinion explains, the INA’s bar to asylum eligibility for aliens who have engaged or assisted in the persecution of another does not contain a duress exception . . . . In other words, if an immigration judge finds an alien participated in the persecution of another . . . the alien cannot present evidence of coercion or duress to displace the bar and obtain eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal."
Trump 2.0 [ID #2028]
2025.10.22 AG Interim Decision 4135 - Matter of NegusieEffective Date
October 22, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: AdjudicationSubject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CATAgencies Affected: AGAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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October 12, 2021
Attorney General Garland referred Matter of Negusie to himself and stayed the case pending review.
2021.10.12 AG Interim Decision 4029 - Matter of Negusie
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
2025.10.22 AG Interim Decision 4135 - Matter of Negusie
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Prior Policy
Original Source:
2021.10.12 AG Interim Decision 4029 - Matter of Negusie
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