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In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''political asylum''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who [[fear]]s [[persecution]], for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country.

In [[politics]], '''asylum''' or '''[[political asylum]]''' means safe entrance into another country for a controversial figure no longer wanted by his own country or for a person who [[fear]]s [[persecution]], for example, [[religious persecution]], in their own country.

In June 2018, [[Attorney General]] (AG) [[Jeff Sessions]] ruled that aliens who fear [[domestic violence]] or gang violence in their home countries generally do not qualify for asylum—a ruling that is binding upon immigration authorities within both the [[Department of Justice]] (DOJ) and [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS). Violence perpetrated by non-governmental actors would no longer justify consideration of an asylum application. An apprehended alien may be subject to expedited removal.

In June 2018, [[Attorney General]] (AG) [[Jeff Sessions]] ruled that aliens who fear [[domestic violence]] or gang violence in their home countries generally do not qualify for asylum—a ruling that is binding upon immigration authorities within both the [[Department of Justice]] (DOJ) and [[Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS). Violence perpetrated by non-governmental actors would no longer justify consideration of an asylum application. An apprehended alien may be subject to expedited removal.