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Monday, August 1, 2022
USCIS is currently experiencing delays in issuing receipts for Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. Due to these delays, you may not receive a receipt notice in a timely manner after you properly file your Form I-589. Read more . . .
Friday, June 3, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have started to implement a new rule on May 31, 2022, for eligible asylum seekers who are subject to expedited removal to get the relief they need as soon as possible and those who are ineligible are removed immediately. This rule is designed to reduce backlogs for asylum applications and to speed up the overall process of seeking refuge. Here’s what you should know about the new rule by the NPZ Law Group. Read more . . .
Friday, May 27, 2022
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”). Read more . . .
Thursday, May 12, 2022
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 Read more . . .
Friday, April 1, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are jointly issuing a rule to revise the processing of certain applications for asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Read more . . .
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
On Aug. 20, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) will be publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM would amend their regulations so that individuals screened into expedited removal who are found to have a credible fear could have their claims for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) initially adjudicated by a USCIS asylum officer through a non-adversarial proceeding, as opposed to in immigration court by an immigration judge. Read more . . .
Monday, December 21, 2020
On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published new asylum regulations. The rules are expected to take effect on January 11, 2021, and they significantly change eligibility for asylum including discretionary factors and procedure for applying. The new rule is an overhaul of the entire asylum process and the Trump Administration’s final effort to restrict the asylum landscape in the U.S. for years to come. Read more . . .
Thursday, June 11, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 10, 2020 The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, the Departments) submitted to the Federal Register for publication a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend multiple provisions of the Departments’ regulations to create more efficient procedures for the adjudication of claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) regulations. The NPRM is now available for public inspection and is expected to publish in the Federal Register in the near future. Read more . . .
Friday, September 27, 2019
Turkey’s current political climate and civil unrest, particularly the attempted coup d’état in July 2016, has incited fear among Turkish nationals. As a result, many who have been in the United States Read more . . .
Monday, July 15, 2019
Today, the Trump Administration issued new proposed regulations limiting the Safe Third Country rule that will have a significant impact on asylum claims for those entering the United States through the U.S.-Mexico Border. The Safe Third Country rule already limits asylum-seekers from claiming asylum in the United States. It essentially bars people from obtaining asylum who have a safe third country to return to, especially if that country has granted them a form of protection. Read more . . .
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Are you afraid of returning to your home country? If so, you may be eligible for Asylum. Note that filing for Asylum is different if you are in Removal Proceedings. Read more . . .
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