Thank you, I do not know, as the asylee is eligible for the Refugee Travel Document, which is better than AP. I have a Similar story its been 6 years of waiting. Take care, Jason. I believe we should look beyond that speech, plus she never said asylum seekers are illegals. I dont believe FGM is at issue tho since its a less polarizing topic and I doubt I would find any adjudicators believing FGM is right or defend it. I am also apply for a U-visa. I suppose it is possible to do that in conjunction with an I-485, but I do not see why you would want to. I meaneven AOC and several White House officials are perplexed by her comments. Take care, Jason. I was interviewed in 2018 till now case is pending final decision. Trust me, asylum seekers who leave their children on the other side of the border, in the hopes that a good Samaritan would find the child, is pale in comparison to some of the stories I have heard from asylum seekers who file I-589 affirmatively. That sounds very concerning. What should I do, You can apply to renew the EAD normally. They could obviously do a MUCH better job. Posted on Feb 21, 2021 1) This question should be answered by your immigration attorney, 2) the change has no particular meaning, but if more than a month passes and you do not receive your asylum decision then ask your attorney to submit a letter to the asylum office. Glad that you overcome all barriers and received approval. Fluent in Spanish, and I am also seeing more interviews and more people at the offices when I am there for interviews. Does this mean hopefully approved asylum? .currently it takes 6 + months to get one for a document thats valid for a year that has to be valid for 3/6 months to travel to certain countries . It is ironic that the migration is considered illegal, but people have the right to seek asylum, which makes the migration legal. How may I do that ? Ive applied for EAD renewal in November and DL expired in April. The Secretary of States position was, and is, that without a residence document or pending application under the EEA Regulations 2016 prior to 31 December 2020, the claimant could not succeed under the EUSS and could not rely upon Take care, Jason, https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-06-07/vice-president-harris-meets-with-guatemalan-leader-on-migration-issues. You cannot be deported while you have a pending asylum claim, but it will not stop you from falling out of status. Her statement will not deter anyone who is determined to come from coming, and I do not think we should conclude that she is not pro- asylum because of the statement. There was a proposal in about 2007 to extend the RTD to 10 years, but it never happened. Do you think USCIS will check my asylum case when processing my GC application? www.DzubowLaw.com while the caseload of applications pending decision hit its highest Am surprised its 3 years anytime I enquire am told case is pending final decision. Some cases from 2014 are still not interviewed, and so if you have a receipt (and a work permit), your case is still pending. For people with cases before USCIS, use form AR-11, available at http://www.uscis.gov. 2 90 n no way Jan 30, 2021 did you have your asylum interview or not yet? I believe most (maybe all) dependents will have interviews). FOIA is only good to see whats going on with your case. Thats exactly what she did- except that, the culprits this time are at the border! Section 245 (i) Adjustment ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE OF CASES ADMISSION/ENTRY Adjustment of Status Arriving Alien Asylees Cancellation of Removal (Non-LPR) Claimed Status Review Conditional Permanent Residents False Claim of U.S. USCIS said that everyone would be interviewed, but that never happened. at 208 (d) (5), U.S. Logically, it doesnt make sense. This is an idiotic excuse for delay it almost never happens that way in Immigration Court, but it routinely happens that way at the Asylum Office. Take care, Jason. Jeff Sessions acted more than he talked! I used to cry by just listening to some Afg songs). May I know what could happened? How long these days to get the interview to be naturalized? Take care, Jason. Anyway, thank you for sharing this and congratulations again. It largely translated into an increase in pending cases at first instance. I have received a response pretty same last year. None of these stopped you from getting a PHD. Could an asylum seekers political leaning hurt that particular asylum seekers chance ? To understand refugee status determination, scholarship has focused on the characteristics of asylum seekers, their applications, and I would start by emailing the asylum office and also opening an inquiry with the USCIS Ombudsman. That is very interesting, I am also in California but I did not know about AB60 ID, My EAD expires in SEP 2021, I applied for renewal on April 1st. Illegal is a derogatory term to asylum seekers, containing criminal implications. I did a blog post about the GC lottery on October 5, 2015 where I discuss eligibility to adjust status you need to be sure about that, as many people need to leave the US to get the GC (talk to a lawyer if you are not sure). I have known the concerning trend of FGMhttps://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/health/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-explainer-trnd/index.htmlAnd I am pretty sure its not native-borne ideaAnother example would be some religions. moderate ? Democrats control all branches of government and they still struggle to make significant move on immigration and immigration agencies? Thats what I heard at least. Yes this is also an extremely impressive part of the story. Take care, Jason. I am in the same position. Unless, of course, the government believes that when the person applied for asylum s/he was less capable of committing crimes or hide his/her identity, than when s/he is applying to adjust his her status. Many of us were extremely concerned then; we wanted more allies in our corners, regardless of any political consequence. If you do nothing, you are likely to keep waiting for some time, as USCIS has been prioritizing newly filed cases over old cases since January 2018. At least he says what he means and he means what he says, I find this quality more preferable than Party ID. Good to know that you found one honest politician. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, February 2023. I wrote about expediting on March 30, 2017. On January 1, 2022, while Mashas asylum application was still pending, Masha found an employer ready to file for green card. This includes people who worked for or supported terrorist organizations (or more accurately, organizations that the U.S. government views as terrorists), and even includes people who supported terrorists under duress. Take care, Jason, Hi Jason, first of all, I want to say a huge thank you for caring about asylees and sharing with us your knowledge and updates. my question is , my wife she is my cousin can I still sponsor her , or it will be difficult . Congress: You can contact your Congressional Representative or Senator to ask for help with the decision. The Federal Judge can not tell the USCIS whether they should approve or deny your case but the Judge can order the USCIS to make a decision on your pending application and to do it quickly. Seeking asylum is legal, and remember she also said, there are legal ways to do it. I agree that the system is broken. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) should conduct the asylum interview within 45 days after the date the application is filed, and make a decision on the asylum application within 180 days after the date the application is filed, unless exceptional I think people are also missing the point that the vice president is a very intelligent legal mind. Why all the unnecessary interviews (For Adjustment of status for Asylees)? Would you, an asylee, concur with Kamala in this regard? How does the state determine that someone qualifies for refugee status? I think before he travels, he should talk over the specifics with a lawyer to understand whether this will work, and to know the risks. Had Trump been less incompetent, or had he won a second term, asylum may very well have been eliminated. Generally, the Asylum Office will not want to waste resources litigating mandamus suits, so they might agree to process the case rather than fight the lawsuit. Ive written before about the, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), The Art of Migration (and a Bit of Housekeeping), The Asylum Seekers Guide to Surviving Coronavirus, Non-citizens Can Participate in the 2020 Election! We should not be arguing about that comment, or make it look like some of us support people who are anti-asylum. The distribution of first-time asylum applicants by sex shows that more men (69.1%) than women (30.9%) sought asylum in 2021. She should not be afraid of Republican blames. For applicants who can afford this approach, however, it might offer a way to move things along. Wouldnt that be a danger to people already in the US ? Thank you so much again for starting this amazing forum where people can share their experience and ask question! I wish I could be as strong as you. In Removal proceedings and MH dates has been changed 3 times over the last 26 months. It just might work. Take care, Jason. Letter was sent , disappeared, no answer back. An example might be someone who paid money as ransom or who was forced on pain of death to provide services to terrorists. I remember someone here asked about how much an asylum seeker can assert their rights ? I doubt that is forthcoming, but that without a consensus about who qualifies, we are left with practical and political problems that politicians will exploit not just to harm immigrants, but also to harm many progressive causes. BTW I applied @ LA office September , 2016 As long as you applied for EAD renewal before expiration DMV has no problem renewing DL. Refugees are required to apply for Lawful Permanent Resident (green card) status one year after being admitted, and asylees may apply for green card status one year after their grant of asylum. How long does it take to renew my EAD? She is trying not to expand the anti- immigration base by giving the base a brush to paint her as an architect and advocate for open borders and chaos, just as they have painted the President. Guess I will just wait a bit until more parameters of mine changeand then do a comprehensive update, Hello Jason i applied to renew my EAD on february still i didnt receive my EAD card. Show some spine instead of trying to compromise. Dear Jason, My husband along with my children had an interview in the Arlington office 2 months ago. @Asylum seeker I understand your concern. Timeline: I think she was tactful. In any event, we are almost in 2022. You can try to expedite the interview. Please stop using illegal to describe us. I am asking this because I have a very genuine case and I have been on the news lots of time but I dont understand why USCIS has been holding my decision for 5 years now. Good luck, Jason. In fact, I believe that a good number of them are more aptly economic migrants. Moral of the story: I will probably wait a bit more like somebody mentioned below, and will try to apply for expedition closer to expiration date of my extension. Look at the actions of this administration so far, and tell me if it has been anti- asylum. Also, do you have any tips for me and mistakes to avoid. If you are applying for asylum in the United States, and have no other basis for staying in the country legally, then you must wait until your asylum case is approved, plus one year after that, before applying for a green card (adjusting your status to U.S. lawful permanent resident) on that basis. Please help, I am sorry about your brother. What is your opinion of an Asylee pending adjustment under 209 who travels with Advance Parole (without RTD)? I am sharing my timeline and details here. It is a temporary (4 months job), and my EAD expires in 1.5 years. Good luck! For those who have already been interviewed, perhaps some of these ideas can help you push the Asylum Office to issue a decision. Hello Jason, Like I said, seeking asylum is legal and I am grateful for the opportunity to seek asylum, and would very much want the opportunity for everyone facing any form of persecution. It still works as ID here, and the deadline to get real ID pushed to MAY 2023. After the interview, I waited for a year and no update. Take care, Jason. I think that message is standard. I suspect that most government work is still being done on a VIC-20, There is the law requires an in-person interview for all asylum seekers. For the FOIA, did you also receive information about your original visa application(s), or just information from when you reached the USA? Under MPP, the United States returns to Mexico certain citizens and nationals of countries other than Mexico while their U.S. removal proceedings are pending. Hoping that the asylum case will get quickly resolved is not a great idea, as such cases can be very slow (and can be a lot longer than 2 years the wait time is simply not predictable). That is so bad, It is bad, and it is a potential problem. Has anyone researched to know how Americans of every party affiliation feel about the crisis at the border? WebIn 2021, EU+ asylum authorities issued approximately 535 000 first instance decisions, marginally more than in 2020 but roughly in line with pre-pandemic levels. JDzubow(at)DzubowLaw.com. I dont want to say yes to the question because I dont have documents to back that up. In part, it is because there are different requirements for the two types of relief. I want to apply for the AP as my passport is expired and it may take time to be out in my countrys embassy. The wait time for a decision from Arlington seems pretty slow. Will i go again for background check for green card? Political backlash, racism, xenophobia and political strategy aside (which, at this point and before, is inevitable and are here to stay), how do we, as pro asylum and refugee, ensure that asylum seekers continue to, pursuant to the law, have the right to seek asylum in the U.S., despite how they get to the U.S. or their immigration status? FOIA can be requested via your USCIS account online you need to make an account. On a more related note. I think one (of several) fundamental problems is that the definition of who qualifies for asylum has expanded (based on litigation involving PSG). Lets judge this administration by their actions when all is said and done. Until the U.S. changes it laws, specifically the asylum laws, these Central American migrants are, like you and me, should be afforded the right seek asylum in the U.S., irrespective of how they get to the U.S. and whether or not the trek is dangerous (the dangerousness of the trek and how they get here are irrelevant). I always assume that asylum seekers should generally be in the progressive campas without those progressives, who will grant you asylumBut recently, when I try to invoke some progressive sentiment used by AOC or Bernie Sanders or other progressive members, I can feel this tangible disapproval from the asylum communitySo is thatprogressive ideas like #MeToo #MeicareForAll #BlackLivesMatter #AbolishICE #DefundThePolice not popular with asylum community at large ? I try to answer questions as I can. Why would you use the passport?). Its almost as if they are punishing you for trying to do it the legal way. The issue is that we subconsciously dont regard asylum seekers at the border- in fact we dismiss them quickly as illegals as genuine asylum seekers, and so its easy for us to trample on their rights as asylum seekers. She refused to hand Republicans a political talking point with the above statement. Your post made me think a lot that I even went back to reading some of your old POST. Before a case can be granted, each applicant is subject to a background check. The vice president is not, and we know her statement fell on deaf ears, because when people/parents are desperate, they dont care. How can I apply.for FOIA? Maybe that will help expedite things. If you plan to make an Ombudsman inquiry, it is a good idea to try one (or more) of the above methods first, as the Ombudsman will want to know what youve done to try to resolve the issue. I expect that to come from Donald Trump, not from Democratic politicians. Such an inspiration. Exactly! Out of the 626,927 total asylum decisions recorded, fully 112,394 or nearly one in five (18%) were sought by individuals from China. I have a dilemma regarding my situation. Some of these cases have been pending decisions for months or even years. WebAs of April 2021, the number of pending asylum application reached a record high, nearly 400,000, representing a total of more than 600,000 asylum applicants who are awaiting a For instance, when she said that There are legal methods by which migration can and should occur, what exactly did she mean? The attendees represented such This is also an area where I am curious about. Didnt have any issues. Most of my clients get the GC in 1.5 or 2 years, but even so, it is very slow. They told me that Potomac service center is currently processing EAD applications from July 2020 and the current processing time is 7 to 11 months. When I applied to DL last time (2 years ago) they didnt accept the notice of receipt and said that for Real ID, I need to have approved EAD on my hands. Closed Format/Skill Level: Meeting. From increased processing times to extensive so called background checks (that really doesnt make sense when you examine the process), and even hostile methods such as not being able to communicate to an agent. Another reason for delay is that each case needs to be reviewed by a supervisor, and the Asylum Offices are apparently short of supervisors. Although the suits may not be very strong legally, they can still succeed where the Asylum Office would rather make a decision in the case than fight the lawsuit; and (2) It can be expensive to hire an attorney to process a mandamus lawsuit. It mentioned that '' you completed your interview in 2021,'' but my interview was in 2019; what does it mean? Are we seriously pretending we do not know that Politicians all over the world say anything that would help them politically ? You see right through their BS! Below are a few options that might be worth a try: Inquire Yourself: Contact the Asylum Office directly to ask about your case. It seems like a decision is made now as the online updates show. @Jamie, it broke my heart to read about the extent those mothers had to go to protect their kids. Germany refugee statistics for 2021 was 1,255,694.00, a 3.73% increase from 2020. Your question about the length of time they take to approve asylum-based GCs, especially since they perform background checks for every step of the process and already did a rigorous interview(s), is the million dollar question. You can also email them to ask. Hi Jason, Eventually in 2020, filed for FOIA (freedom of information act) and received a copy of my asylum file > to my surprise, my asylum was granted JUST 7 days after my interview BUT the asylum office did not release the decision (This was heartbreaking as I was going through depression; FOIA took 3-4 months to be processed) Is it a good idea to bring in additional opponents in our asylum cases. Why this should be, I do not know. 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