US DOJ Interim Decision #2939 that seeks to redefine “asylum “ over reaches it’s authority out lack of research and knowledge of infrastructure of other countries.
This Interim Decision assumes there is a paper trail showing the threat of death. Also, a threat of death only hasn’t to be understood. Abuse resulting in beating into unconsciousness is as much a threat of death as any spoken threat or use of a weapon.
It is obvious the DOJ did not seek accurate information about Guatemala and the ability of an asylum seeker to prove a threat of death to an adult and/or their family.
There is also the financial means of an asylum seeker to obtain records if they exist. The Interim Decision is naive and a threat to the lives of an asylum seeker.
The government of Guatemala is not a strong government and is plagued with drug cartels and violence. The population of the country seek out religious ties as a way to understand their world and a way of life that lifts them from harm. Then even religious infrastructure fails to protect them and may become a victim of the violence as well, then there is no way of creating a paper trail to prove need for asylum.
I suggest the attorneys representing these people present news articles about widespread violence that validates a plaintiffs statesmen’s.
