Experienced Asylum Attorneys for Your Immigration Needs
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Asylum or refugee status can be granted to foreign nationals that are unable to return to their country because they have been persecuted in the past, and/or have a well-founded fear they will be persecuted in the own country because of their race, religion, nationality, or political opinion or association.
If you are facing persecution in your home country, then you may be eligible for asylum in the U.S. The United States offers refuge for any who are facing persecution or fear of persecution based on various personal factors. The process of seeking asylum is complicated, especially with so much riding on your application. Let a skilled New York immigration attorney represent you.
An application for political asylum may be filed only by an individual that is physically in the United States, or is applying for admission at a port-of-entry (airport, seaport, or border crossing). The application must be filed (with limited exceptions) within one year of entering the United States (1-year rule).
The application is filed with USCIS through Form I-589. There is no filing fee to apply. USCIS will schedule an interview as soon as possible. If an interview is not scheduled within 150 days, the applicant can also apply for work authorization. If USCIS denies the application, the case will be referred to an immigration judge and you will be placed in deportation proceedings.
Non-citizens that are in removal proceedings may also apply for asylum with the immigration court, if they are not barred by the 1-year rule. Asylum remains the most common relief from deportation that is claimed in U.S. immigration courts. However, filing a frivolous application for asylum carries stiff consequences. If an immigration judge holds that a non-citizen filed a frivolous application, he or she will be permanently barred from receiving other immigration benefits, like adjustment of status, or temporary protected status.
As a criminal and immigration lawyer, I represented numerous clients in immigration court. I have substantial experience with deportation cases, criminal defense of non-citizens, and immigration appeals.
Please contact my office today if you believe you qualify for asylum.