USCIS Revises Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration by Asylum Officers of Claims for Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection

Effective May 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) will implement an interim final rule titled “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers” (sometimes referred to as the “Asylum Officer Rule”). This rule revises the...

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USCIS STOPS APPLYING CERTAIN EAD PROVISIONS FOR ASYLUM APPLICANTS.


Effective Feb. 8, 2022, USCIS has stopped applying 2 rules:

1. The Removal of 30-day Processing Provision for Asylum Applicant-Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications Rule (also known as the Timeline Repeal Rule); and

2. The Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants Rule (also known as the Asylum EAD Rule).

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USCIS to Take Action to Address Asylum Backlog


U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will schedule asylum interviews for recent applications ahead of older filings, in an attempt to stem the growth of the agency’s asylum backlog.

USCIS is responsible for overseeing the nation’s legal immigration system, which includes adjudicating asylum claims. The agency currently faces a...
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THE MANY FACES OF THE ASYLUM PROCESS: APPLYING FOR ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.

Asylum is a protection granted to foreign nationals already in the United States or at the border who meet the international definition of a "refugee." A refugee is defined as a person who has been persecuted or has a well-founded fear of being persecuted "on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular...
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