In our past blog post, Delays in Processing Affirmative Asylum Applications, we discussed the reasons for the substantial delays in being scheduled for an asylum interview and obtaining a decision post-interview. What can you do if you have an urgent…
Generally, if you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you must obtain an employment authorization document ("EAD") to work in the United States. To request an EAD, you must file an application with the United States Citizenship and…
One way to obtain asylum in the United States is to submit an Affirmative Asylum Application to USCIS. Prior to the year 2014, many affirmative asylum applications were completed within three to six months. In contrast, if you filed an…
Many people come to the United States seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or are in fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. You may obtain asylum in…
As tens of thousands of children from Latin America await their fate at the U.S. border, media reports and casual conversation have described their status as two very different legal categories: refugee/asylee and immigrant. There is a significant distinction between the two categories, which could play a major factor in the current U.S. border crisis and whether these children get deported or are given permission to remain in the United States.
Over the past few weeks, news sources and political leaders have reacted to political asylum statistics released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). There has been some misunderstanding as to the number of “defensive” asylum claims, those that are made at the ports of entry into the United States, versus those applying for asylum who are already living in the country without authorization.