Asylum

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.
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Millions of people across the world experience persecution in their home country.  The United States created asylum laws to offer protection to individuals who have suffered persecution or live in imminent fear of suffering persecution due to protected factors, including race, political opinion, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group.  Obtaining a grant of asylum can be a complicated process.  Our Read more . . .

What is the process for seeking asylum in the United States?

The United States has long provided safe harbor for people that have left their home country due to persecution or fear of persecution.  Immigrants who have already made it to the U.S. can Read more . . .

Asylum applicants should know about the 180-day Asylum EAD clock, below are the five questions discussed by the NPZ Law Group. P.C Immigration Attorneys that can help Asylum applicants to clarify the process. 

Questions discussed in this article include:

#1: What is the 180-day Asylum EAD Clock?

#2: What starts the 180-day Asylum EAD Clock?

#3: What stops the 18-day Asylum EAD Clock?

#4:  How to obtain more information about the 180-day Asylum EAD Clock?

#5: What if the Asylum applicant think that there is an error in the calculation of time on his/her 180-day Asylum EAD Clock?

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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 social group, or political opinion."
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