Asylum Applicants

February 20, 2020June 22, 2021

Central American asylum seekers sent to Mexico are becoming victims of kidnappings. Under the Remain in Mexico program, asylum seekers are sent to Mexico for…

November 25, 2019June 4, 2021

The Trump administration issued a rule in mid-July that required asylum seekers who traveled through other countries on the way to the U.S. border to…

November 25, 2019June 4, 2021

Up until now, the U.S. has been crafting “safe third country”-like agreements with countries like Guatemala, requiring asylum seekers to apply for asylum in those…

November 25, 2019June 4, 2021

The U.S. and Guatemala made an agreement to send asylum seekers at the U.S. border to Guatemala instead. On Thursday, the first Honduran asylum seeker was…

November 19, 2019June 4, 2021

On November 8, the Trump administration announced a proposal that would increase fees significantly for a range of immigration applications and forms, including citizenship and…

October 18, 2017July 1, 2021

If you have come to the U.S. as a refugee or been granted asylum in the U.S. — whether from the Asylum Office of U.S.…

April 23, 2017July 8, 2021

The Eighth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the Guatemalan petitioner had not demonstrated that the record compelled the finding that his subjective…

December 23, 2016September 15, 2021

(1) An untimely application for asylum may be found frivolous under section 208(d)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6) (2012). Luciana v.…

August 16, 2016June 30, 2021

The First Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that the BIA’s decision to affirm the IJ’s denial of asylum to the petitioner, who argued…

April 11, 2016June 30, 2021

The Ninth Circuit upheld the BIA, holding that 22 USC §7842, which states that a North Korean national “shall not be considered” a South Korean…

September 26, 2015May 19, 2021

The Ninth Circuit held that the REAL ID Act permits the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and Immigration Judges (IJs) to base their adverse credibility…

September 26, 2015May 19, 2021

USCIS released an updated Affirmative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin as of September 11, 2015. This Bulletin explains how the Asylum Division has prioritized the adjudication of…

Asylum Applicants

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