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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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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!”
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
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
By Jason Dzubow
Since he entered politics, our President has denigrated asylum seekers as fraudsters who game the system in an effort to […]