EOIR canceled Policy Memo (PM) 21-09 setting policy and procedures for asylum, withholding, and CAT protection; PM 20-04 on the implementation of asylum cooperative agreements; PM 19-12 on guidelines for adjudicating… Read More »EOIR Cancels Five Policy Memos
Biden administration has rescinded a policy signed in the waning days of former President Trump’s term that required ICE officers to review whether an immigrant… Read More »The Biden Administration Has Canceled a Trump-Era Policy That Made It Harder for Immigrant Children to Get Asylum
Don’t even think about filing a frivolous asylum application
In a case involving an immigrant to the US the court denied petition in asylum case finding BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying… Read More »Court denies Immigrant asylum petitioner to US
In an effort to clarify regulations for those applying for Asylum in the US, the USCIS issued an information collection request on Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee… Read More »Information regarding Asylum, Refugee and Relative petitions to the US
Changes were made regarding current policy procedure. Central Florida Chapter met with EOIR on 10/01/09 to discuss current policies and information; immigration asylum clock issues… Read More »Changes regarding information on immigration asylum policies and issues
(1) An alien does not receive an automatic 1-year extension in which to > file an asylum application following “changed circumstances” under > section 208(a)(2)(D)… Read More »One Year Asylum Issue
-Immigration Law- Where petitioner was threatened, harassed, fined, detained, and beaten because he opposed systemic government corruption perpetrated by a powerful politician and government official,… Read More »Circuit Court of Appeal Reverses BIA denial of Asylum
The court finds that IJs have the authority to make a frivolousness finding in the context of a time-barred asylum application. The court denies the… Read More »CA6 Finds IJ Has Authority to Determine Frivolousness
Question: I have applied for asylum over two years ago and my work-permit has still not arrived. I am desperate and cannot get a job.… Read More »Stopping the Clock. What does it mean?
The Court remanded, holding that the BIA’s Denial of Petitioner’s past persecution claim was not supported by substantial evidence, where Petitioner presented evidence that she… Read More »CA3 Remands Past Persecution Claim To BIA
Asylum Granted. Client was a radio reporter from the Philippines who came to this country in 1990. Asylum application was pending for 16 years. IJ… Read More »Granted Asylum Application
Affirmative asylum application granted. Application was filed exactly one year after Client’s arrival in the U.S. Client is a ntative and citizen of Nepal. In… Read More »Asylum Granted from Nepal
Asylum for Cambodian couple who worked in government and were scapegoats for others whom embezzled money in the country. Now they do not have to… Read More »Immigration Lawyers can help you Apply for Asylum
Asylum granted to person afraid of going back to home country with very little actual physical proof.
Past Persecution: You can still get Asylum. Question: I was persecuted in the past in my home country. The government came after me because I… Read More »Past Persecution: You can still get asylum
If I stay, I will be killed. Question: I live in a country that is very dangerous. It is not democratic and I decided to… Read More »If I stay I will be killed
