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The Asylumist is a blog about political asylum in the United States. We hope it will serve as a forum for discussion about the law, policy, and politics of asylum. We hope to hear from different people involved in the asylum process: asylum seekers, lawyers and advocates, academics, policy-types, health professionals, and activists. We hope this website contributes to a better understanding of the asylum system in the United States.
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Some Reasons Why Asylum Is Denied — and What You Can Do About It
Much has been written about the inconsistent and unpredictable decision-making at our nation’s Asylum Offices and Immigration Courts. And while […]
Immigration Judges Repudiate Asylum Officers (redux)
I recently saw a shocking statistic: 76% of cases denied by the Asylum Office and referred to Immigration Court were […]
Book Review: Asylum–A Memoir & Manifesto by Edafe Okporo
Growing up gay in Nigeria was dangerous, both physically and psychologically. Despite the obstacles, Edafe Okporo managed to build a […]
Disorder at the Border
The Biden Administration has proposed new regulations that restrict who is eligible to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The […]
Crime and Asylum: A Guide for the Perp-plexed
If you have engaged in criminal conduct in the U.S. or overseas, it could affect your eligibility for asylum in […]
Confusing New Rule Seems to Allow Asylees to Get Their Green Cards More Quickly
I don’t mean to be a Negative Nelly, but why is it that when USCIS tries to make things better, […]
Filing the I-589 Online
Not long ago, USCIS started accepted the I-589 asylum form online. Of course, I resisted filing online because (1) I […]
Court Chaos Creates Collateral Consequences
Immigration Courts across the U.S. have been randomly rescheduling and advancing cases without regard to attorney availability or whether we […]
President Biden’s New Border Policy: Sound and Fury at the Border, Signifying Nothing for Those Who Wait
In response to record numbers of migrants arriving at our Southern border–2.2 million in FY2022–President Biden has announced some new […]