nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||The Justice Department Overturns Rules That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions.

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Could be: Ms. A.B. is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering more than a decade of domestic violence in El Salvador. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating controversial legal decisions his predecessors issued in her case.

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The Justice Department Overturns Rules That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence

In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions.