U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents process a small group of asylum-seekers at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating several controversial legal rulings issued by his predecessors — in effect, restoring the possibility of asylum protections for women fleeing from domestic violence in other countries, and some victims of gang violence.

First published in the June 17, 2021, 8:26 a.m. edition

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