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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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More Court Chaos: The DHS Push to Re-Open Closed Cases
In my office, we’ve recently been receiving motions from DHS (the prosecutor in Immigration Court) asking to reopen administratively closed […]
Cancellation of Removal: An Alternative for Some Asylum Seekers
Asylum seekers and other non-citizens who have been in the United States for 10+ years and who have certain U.S. […]
I’m With the Banned
Last week, President Trump announced a new travel ban on foreign nationals from 19 different countries. Here, we’ll look at […]
Arrested in Immigration Court
Recently, there have been numerous reports about ICE appearing in Immigration Courts across the United States and detaining people at […]
Immigration Court Data: More Asylum Decisions, More Asylum Denials
The latest data from our nation’s Immigration Courts reveals that judges are deciding more asylum cases than ever–and that denial […]
The Time to Prepare for Your Asylum Interview Is Now
Asylum Offices around the country have become very busy. Oldest and newest cases, cases that were previously before the Immigration […]
Immigration Court to Asylum Seekers: “Explain Yourself or Die!”
A new Memo from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR, the office that oversees our nation’s Immigration Courts) allows Immigration […]
Climate Refugees: Environmental and Immigration Law Under the Trump Administration
This post is by Shelby Negosian, a third year student at Washington University in St. Louis, who is studying Environmental […]
Asylum Fraud Is Real, But It’s Not What You Think
Since he entered politics, our President has denigrated asylum seekers as fraudsters who game the system in an effort to […]