Asylum regulations
8 USC 1158: Asylum - U.S. Code
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may grant asylum to an alien who has applied for asylum in accordance with the requirements and ...
8 CFR § 208.13 - Establishing asylum eligibility.
SUBCHAPTER B—IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS · PART 208—PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM AND ... (2) Applications filed before April 1, 1997. (i) An immigration judge or asylum ...
Under the rule, certain individuals who enter the United States through its southwest land border or adjacent coastal borders are presumed to be ...
Asylum in the United States | American Immigration Council
Asylum is a protection grantable to foreign nationals already in the United States or arriving at the border who meet the international law ...
3. Elements of Asylum Law - Immigration Equality
The elements of an asylum claim based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status are (1) a well-founded fear of persecution.
8 CFR Part 208 -- Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
The existence of laws or government policies that are unenforced or infrequently enforced do not, by themselves, constitute persecution, unless there is ...
Obtaining Asylum in the United States | USCIS
Under the rule, certain individuals who enter the United States through its southwest land border or adjacent coastal borders are presumed to be ...
Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process Works
Asylum is a form of legal protection that host countries grant to migrants who have been forcibly displaced and are fleeing harm or persecution, or the fear of ...
DHS Announces Proposed Rule and Other Measures to Enhance ...
Federal law bars individuals who pose a national security or public safety risk from asylum and withholding of removal, specifically those who ...
Is it legal to cross the U.S. border to seek asylum?
People arriving at the U.S. border have the legal right to request asylum without being criminalized, turned back or separated from their ...
Asylum | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
The legal framework for asylum has been in a prolonged state of upheaval. The expiration of the Title 42 executive order in May 2023 was met with the new “ ...
1. A Brief History - Immigration Equality
US asylum law is derived from international agreements written after World War II which provide protection to people fearing or fleeing from persecution.
FACT SHEET: Joint DHS-DOJ Final Rule Issued to Restrict Asylum ...
FACT SHEET: Joint DHS-DOJ Final Rule Issued to Restrict Asylum Eligibility for Those Who Enter During High Encounters at the Southern Border.
The Biden Administration's Proposed Regulation On Asylum Bars
On May 9, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published here, that would allow asylum ...
UNHCR reiterates concern about US asylum regulations
The following statement is attributable to Mr. Matthew Reynolds, UNHCR Representative to the United States and the Caribbean UNHCR, ...
Law of Asylum in the United States, 202... | Legal Solutions
Specifications ... Law of Asylum in the United States is an authoritative presentation of U.S. asylum law, long considered a must-have publication for ...
Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications - Federal Register
Pursuant to statutory authority, the Departments are amending their respective regulations to provide that, with limited exceptions, an alien ...
How to seek asylum in the U.S. | USAGov
Learn who qualifies for asylum in the U.S. and how to apply · Race · Religion · Nationality · Social group · Political opinion.
Asylum: Law and Procedure - Human Rights First
To be granted asylum, a person must demonstrate that he or she is a “refugee,” that he or she is not barred from asylum for any of the reasons listed in our ...
8 CFR § 1240.33 - Applications for asylum or withholding of ...
(c) Applications for asylum or withholding of deportation so filed will be decided by the immigration judge pursuant to the requirements and standards ...