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Immigration Judges Can Grant Asylum Even If USCIS Pauses Decisions
USCIS paused affirmative asylum decisions in November 2025, creating delays for direct applicants. Immigration Judges at EOIR still hear defensive…
Evidence Needed to Prove Well-Founded Fear in an Asylum Claim
To qualify for asylum, prove a credible fear (subjective) and objective evidence linking harm to a protected ground. Build a…
Understanding the Maximum Degree of Vetting for U.S. Asylum
A major USCIS policy shift has suspended pending asylum cases to implement AI-enhanced vetting and continuous monitoring. Impacting 19 'high-risk'…
How USCIS Determines Enhanced Security for Asylum Seekers by Country
USCIS now applies enhanced vetting to asylum claims from high‑risk countries, adding background checks, biometrics, and stricter document verification. Officers…
What Background Checks and Interviews Do U.S. Asylum Applicants Face?
Asylum applicants must attend a USCIS biometrics appointment for fingerprints, photo, and signature. USCIS sends this data to the FBI…
U Visa, T Visa, or VAWA While Asylum Is On Hold: Options
Applicants with asylum cases pending may also pursue U, T, or VAWA relief concurrently. Each route has different eligibility rules,…
Documents to Gather While Your Asylum Case Is on Hold at USCIS
When your asylum case is on hold, keep gathering updated identity, medical, legal, and country‑condition evidence, certify translations, collect affidavits,…
Can Asylum Seekers Still Use Advance Parole to Travel?
Individual advance parole remains available for asylum seekers despite the 2025 Executive Order. File Form I‑131 and wait for approval,…