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Eliminate the particular social group ground for asylum

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 5, p. 148. Written by Ken Cuccinelli.

Eliminate the particular social group ground for asylum

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: legislationp. 148 in the PDF
What the document says

“Congress should eliminate the particular social group protected ground as vague and overbroad”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 148

Asylum law protects people persecuted on five grounds, one of which is membership of a particular social group. The chapter says that ground is vague and overbroad and should be eliminated, or else given a clear definition that at a minimum codifies the holding that gang violence and domestic violence are not grounds for asylum.

What the document actually says

“Congress should eliminate the particular social group protected ground as vague and overbroad”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 148
That sentence, in plain words

One reason for asylum is being part of a group. The book says that reason is too broad. It says Congress should remove it.

What this is about

Asylum is given for five reasons. One is belonging to a certain group. Courts have argued about what that means. The book says it is too vague and should go.

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