For the third year in a row, the United States will slash the number of refugees it will accept. In the next fiscal year, up to 18,000 refugees will be allowed in the country, down from the cap of 45,000…
Jenny ZhanOctober 4, 2019
USCIS has announced today that applicants who have a pending asylum application with USCIS can now check their case status online here. Only asylum applicants with an application pending with USCIS will be able to use this new feature to…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 28, 2019
On Friday, Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to immediately enforce a new policy to deny asylum to those who illegally cross the U.S. Mexico border. Originally enacted on November 8 using Presidential authority granted by Congress, the new…
Jenny ZhanDecember 21, 2018
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan overturned a June 11 decision that made domestic violence victims no longer eligible to apply for asylum. The June decision overturns the precedent set during the Obama administration that allowed more women to…
Jenny ZhanDecember 21, 2018
News on Tuesday reports that the Trump Administration is considering charging a fee of $50 to asylum applications submitted while the applicant is already residing in the United States. Stated in the proposal, this fee would not apply to those…
Jenny ZhanDecember 5, 2018
