AdvertisementThe Justice Department Overturns Policy That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of ViolenceUpdated June 16, 2021Joel RosefacebookEmailA woman known in court papers as Ms. A.B. is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering more than a decade of domestic violence in El Salvador. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating controversial legal decisions his predecessors issued in her case. (Kevin D. Liles for NPR)This article was originally published on June 16, 2021.