Asylum

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Latest Asylum Policy Manual

  • Posted on June 23, 2016
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On May 16 2016, USCIS issued its latest asylum policy manual in order to guide its adjudicators on the policy. This manual provides information on how to process an affirmative asylum application within an Asylum Office. Unless specifically indicated, an Asylum Office Director determines which personnel (e.g., Asylum Officer, Asylum Clerk) perform certain procedures outlined in this manual. Manual Structure The manual is divided into five (5) sections. Section I, “Background Information,” lists references with which all asylum personnel should be familiar in order to process an asylum application. Section II, "The Affirmative…Read More Breaking News

USCIS Affirmative asylum schedule as of April 25 2016

  • Posted on April 26, 2016
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USCIS’s Affirmative Asylum Scheduling Bulletin as of 4/25/16. This Bulletin explains how the Asylum Division has prioritized the adjudication of affirmative applications for asylum. As you can see for most of the regular cases, it is around 2 years to get an interview. This Bulletin explains how the Asylum Division has prioritized the adjudication of affirmative applications for asylum.  On December 26, 2014, we began prioritizing asylum applications for interview scheduling as follows: 1.) Applications that were scheduled for an interview, but the interview had to be rescheduled at the applicant’s request or…Read More Breaking News

Voluntary Departure as an Option for UNNJ cases.

  • Posted on April 13, 2016
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April 12 2016 - The UNNJ cases have brought back some really interesting concepts or reliefs which most people in the community has not experienced for a long time. One of them is the Voluntary Departure (VD).  VD might actually be an option once the Notice To Appear (NTA) has been issued and the individual wants to leave without triggering the inadmissibility bars of ten years of under INA §212(a)(9)(A). Note that in case there is an NTA issued, you cannot depart from the US without at least a VD. In the most of…Read More Breaking News

Asylum Waiting Times

  • Posted on March 28, 2016
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How long to wait on the Asylum that was filed? It is common to be asked this question and we have seen people waiting for years before getting an interview. On March 11, 2016, USCIS released an Affirmative Asylum Bulletin defining how affirmative asylum cases are prioritize and also giving a table which according to USCIS should be updated on a monthly basis. A copy of the table is found below without, the details of the cases not included in the chart. We hope it helps. This is for Category 3 Their priority are…Read More Breaking News

Asylum through Climate Change – Global Immigration Due to Climate.

  • Posted on March 21, 2016
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The video by attorney Shah Peerally tries to covers issues related to climate change migration, immigration and climate change, global warming effect and migration, migration from Syria, asylum based on climate change and a proposal that the law should be changed to accommodate Asylum seekers based on climate change. Climate change is a new driver of human migration that many people expect will dwarf all others in its impact. But some of the most commonly repeated predictions of the numbers of people who will be displaced by climate change are not informed by an understanding…Read More Breaking News

What happens to Asylum from Cuba with the New Cuba-US relationship?

  • Posted on March 20, 2016
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March 20 2016 - President Obama made a historic landing in Cuba today and Cuban-US relationship has not been so well for decades. In fact, a US President went to Cuba today after 88 years. This is great news for the people of Cuba and US businesses doing business in Cuba. However, the question is how the USCIS is now going to treat the pending or new asylum cases in the light of the recent events.Read More Breaking News

Court Success Story from our San Francisco Office – Congratulations to attorney Oliver Foland.

  • Posted on February 19, 2016
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Seemingly Hopeless Removal Case Ends with Client at Home with Family Brief Facts: The client, a young man with a troubled background was put into removal proceedings after his second criminal conviction. Though at first it seemed as though the case could easily be resolved through a U visa, an extraordinarily generous visa in terms of its benefits and waivers, at the initial bond hearing it soon became clear that the case would be very difficult, as the Government counsel pushed strongly for his detention and removal and the judge quickly denied any…Read More Breaking News

Some States like Michigan, Alabama and Texas are refusing to take Refugees from Syria.

  • Posted on November 16, 2015
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November 16 2015 - After the tragedy of November 13, 2015 in Paris, many states have stated they will not actually accept any refugees from Syria in their States. As expected and as stated in our article, Paris Attacks and The Immigration Impact – Immigrants Know Your Rights!", those States are well-known to be anti-immigrantion and any opportunity to fuel the "immigrantphobia" are always welcome. The question is how legal is this? Immigration is under federal laws, and as such once the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes a rule, the states have…Read More Breaking News

The Fall of Kunduz, Afghanistan and Asylum for Afghanis

  • Posted on September 30, 2015
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Recently, the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban. Kunduz, major commercial hub, is the first major city in Afghanistan to be captured by the Taliban since the radical group was ousted from power by U.S. military forces. Although Afghani security forces are typically able to recover cities from Taliban control quickly, the fall of Kunduz is a worrisome indicator that the country may become increasing unstable and dangerous. Due to the Taliban’s capture of the city, Afghani nationals in the United States may have increasingly strong cases for asylum in…Read More Breaking News