The US government has put an end to two policies of the former President Trump period that made asylum qualification more difficult for immigrants from Central America.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that immigration judges should no longer follow the rules set during the Trump period, which made it difficult for immigrants facing domestic violence or gangs to obtain asylum status in the United States.
He said he was making the changes after President Joe Biden instructed his office and the Department of Homeland Security to draft rules dealing with complex issues in immigration legislation, for groups of people who should qualify for humanitarian protection.
The move could make it easier for immigrants from Central America to win in immigration court trials and was hailed by immigration activists.
