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In basic terms, asylum is a process by which the world’s nations protect individuals when their home country is unable or unwilling to shield them from harm, mistreatment, or oppression. Despite popular misconception, the asylum process in the US does not simply involve showing up at the border and gaining status as an asylee upon…
Though the number of people who qualify may be rather low, there is a protected status under US immigration laws that individuals can seek if they cannot return to their home nation because of dangerous conditions. By completing the Form I-821 – Application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), you can remain in the US and…
Asylum and withholding of removal (Form I-589) is an application to receive refugee status in the United States. Attorneys can help you with Arizona Immigration Assistance and submits your Form I-589 to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) with the proper supporting evidence and file Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) based…
Title 8 U.S. Code § 1158 is the federal law establishing that any alien physically present in the United States or arriving in the United States, irrespective of their status, can apply for asylum per this section or Title 8 U.S. Code 1225(b). A person who can relocate and live safely within their home country…
American law provides that asylum can be granted to aliens who are able to establish that they have a well-founded fear of persecution should they be forced to return to their country of citizenship or last habitual residence. Such persecution must be on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or…