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AG Bondi removes stay in Matter of Negusie, holding that INA persecutor bar lacks duress exception

  1. Original Date Announced

    October 22, 2025

    Attorney 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 Negusie
  2. Effective Date

    October 22, 2025

Current Status

None

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Adjudication
Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Agencies Affected: AG

Pre Trump-Era Policies

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