IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 987 
Condemning the Attorney General’s decision in ‘‘Matter of A-B-’’ seeking 
to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for 
seeking asylum. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2018 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Ms. LEE, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. MOORE, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. GENE GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RUSH, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. ESTY
of Connecticut, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SOTO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. SCOTT of Vir-
ginia, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. KILMER, 
Mr. NOLAN, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. SERRANO, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Attorney General’s decision in ‘‘Matter of 
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A-B-’’ seeking to declare domestic violence and gang 
violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum. 
Whereas violence against women, and particularly domestic 
violence, around the world is a violation of human rights 
and an issue of public health; 
Whereas the World Health Organization has estimated that 
about 1 in 3 women worldwide has experienced either 
physical or sexual intimate partner violence or non-part-
ner sexual violence; 
Whereas the World Health Organization has estimated that 
almost one-third, 30 percent, of women who have been in 
a relationship report that they have experienced some 
form of physical or sexual violence by their intimate part-
ner in their lifetime; 
Whereas according to the World Health Organization, as 
many as 38 percent of murders of women globally are 
committed by a male intimate partner; 
Whereas according to a United Nations Global Study on 
Homicide, of all female victims of homicide around the 
world in 2012, half were estimated to have been killed by 
intimate partners or family members; 
Whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a report in July of 
2014 titled, ‘‘Children on the Run,’’ detailing the violence 
faced in home countries by children who flee to the 
United States; 
Whereas the UNHCR report includes many testimonials of 
those impacted by gang violence in Central America, in-
cluding Kevin, a 17-year-old boy from Honduras, who re-
counted ‘‘My grandmother . . . told me: ‘If you don’t 
join, the gang will shoot you. If you do join, the rival 
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gang will shoot you—or the cops will shoot you. But if 
you leave, no one will shoot you.’ ’’; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions, on June 11, 2018, 
issued a decision in ‘‘Matter of A-B-’’ overturning the 
Board of Immigration Appeals decision in ‘‘Matter of A- 
R-C-G-’’; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision seeks to declare 
domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds 
for seeking asylum; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision will condemn 
thousands of domestic violence victims to removal to dan-
gerous situations where they are at significant risk of los-
ing their lives; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision goes against the 
decisions of previous Attorneys Generals serving Adminis-
trations of both parties; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision is one part of 
a larger, intentional, and cruel scheme by the Trump Ad-
ministration to dismantle the United States asylum sys-
tem; 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision does not reflect 
the values or spirit of the United States; and 
Whereas Attorney General Sessions’ decision must be re-
versed at the earliest possible opportunity: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns Attorney General Sessions’ deci-
sion in ‘‘Matter of A-B-’’ seeking to declare domestic 
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violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for 
seeking asylum; 
(2) identifies Attorney General Sessions’ deci-
sion as the next cruel step in the Trump Adminis-
tration’s intentional and cruel scheme to dismantle 
the United States asylum system; 
(3) recognizes Attorney General Sessions’ deci-
sion will condemn thousands of domestic violence 
victims to removal to dangerous situations where 
they are at significant risk of losing their lives; and 
(4) remains actively committed to reconsti-
tuting, preserving, and defending asylum laws that 
allows victims of domestic violence to seek life-saving 
refuge and protection in the United States. 
Æ 
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