Asylum and Refugee Law

USCIS extends rule allowing free interpreters for asylum interviews

During the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS has provided contract interpreters without charge to many asylum applicants. This was intended to reduce…

4 years ago

DHS issues statement on MPP entry procedures

The US Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on the first steps to allow people stuck in the Migrant…

4 years ago

Individuals in MPP hearings to be allowed to register for entry to the US

The Biden Administration is beginning to implement a registration process that would allow individuals subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols…

4 years ago

Biden Administration to increase refugee admission

CNN is reporting that the Biden Administration intends to increase the number of refugees admitted to the US for the…

4 years ago

Biden reinvigorates US refugee programs

In stark contrast to the Trump Administration, President Biden issued an executive order on February 4th, 2021, to rebuild the…

4 years ago

Mendez Rojas settlement agreement finalized on the one year filing deadline for asylum

USCIS posted a notice on the final settlement agreement reached in the Mendez Rojas v. Wolf class action. This lawsuit…

4 years ago

BIA issues new decision, Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 228 (BIA 2021)

The Board of Immigration Appeals published a new decision on January 28, 2021, titled Matter of H-L-S-A-, 28 I&N Dec.…

4 years ago

New decision in Matter of A-B- issued by the Attorney General, 28 I&N Dec. 199

In the last days of the Trump Administration, the Attorney General released a new opinion titled Matter of A-B-, 28…

4 years ago

DHS asylum rule enjoined by federal lawsuit in Pangea v. DHS

US District Court Judge James Donato enjoined a sweeping federal regulation which would undercut the US asylum system on January…

4 years ago

DHS to publish new asylum regulations December 11, 2020

The US Department of Homeland Security has prepared a new final rule to be published on December 11, 2020. This…

4 years ago