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USCIS paused affirmative asylum decisions in November 2025, creating delays for direct applicants. Immigration Judges at EOIR still hear defensive asylum cases and may grant asylum despite declining grant rates…
A major USCIS policy shift has suspended pending asylum cases to implement AI-enhanced vetting and continuous monitoring. Impacting…
USCIS now applies enhanced vetting to asylum claims from high‑risk countries, adding background checks, biometrics, and stricter document…
Asylum applicants must attend a USCIS biometrics appointment for fingerprints, photo, and signature. USCIS sends this data to…
Applicants with asylum cases pending may also pursue U, T, or VAWA relief concurrently. Each route has different…
When your asylum case is on hold, keep gathering updated identity, medical, legal, and country‑condition evidence, certify translations,…
Individual advance parole remains available for asylum seekers despite the 2025 Executive Order. File Form I‑131 and wait…
If your asylum case is suspended, traveling for emergencies can jeopardize your claim if you lack Advance Parole.…
A Nov. 21, 2025 USCIS memo pauses green card decisions and orders review of refugees admitted Jan. 21,…
USCIS will reexamine roughly 200,000 refugee cases admitted from Jan. 21, 2021 to Feb. 20, 2025. The memo…
