I wish there could be a President who could take bold actions, regardless of what other people think and regardless of political expediency. Take care, Jason, It looks like even the Biden administration is just applying Trumps evils plans because it looks like EAD cards are almost taking a year to be produced . Eventually in 2020, filed for FOIA (freedom of information act) and received a copy of my asylum file > to my surprise, my asylum was granted JUST 7 days after my interview BUT the asylum office did not release the decision (This was heartbreaking as I was going through depression; FOIA took 3-4 months to be processed) Masha was under impression that filing for asylum saved her legal status in the United States. I think that message is standard. Do you know how long is it usually valid for, would it be a year form issue date? Vice President says the asylum seekers will be turned back, is this signaling the Biden administrations shifting policy to a more anti-asylum seeker one ? I think she was intentional. Dont think about DV lottery.I applied for asylum 2015 and won DV lottery 2017.When you are in the U.S. and win DV lottery, you have to leave here to adjust your status but you cant because of your asylum case. Any suggestion ? Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC If something comes up, or if the person commits a crime, the government should take action against that person whether he is applying for a new benefit or just living here with an existing benefit. You can have an immigration lawyer file a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus in Federal Court to force the USCIS make a decision in your pending case. I always assume that asylum seekers should generally be in the progressive campas without those progressives, who will grant you asylumBut recently, when I try to invoke some progressive sentiment used by AOC or Bernie Sanders or other progressive members, I can feel this tangible disapproval from the asylum communitySo is thatprogressive ideas like #MeToo #MeicareForAll #BlackLivesMatter #AbolishICE #DefundThePolice not popular with asylum community at large ? She knows it, we know it, but she is not letting Republicans blame the administration for any immigration crisis. For applicants who can afford this approach, however, it might offer a way to move things along. Pending Cases in the Immigration Court Asylum Backlog at the End of Each Fiscal Year, as of November 2022 As TRAC previously reported, the Biden administration has substantially increased the number of asylum cases completed by Immigration Judges. I have the same problem for the last 3 years and I have never gotten any decision. Thank you for sharing your story of patience and resilience. According to data provided by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, a total 31,787 applications were pending by the end of 2021. Anyway, thank you for sharing this and congratulations again. I think you should try to call them 800-375-5283. Has anyone researched to know how Americans of every party affiliation feel about the crisis at the border? but what if GC holder ( based on asylum) starts using his national passport (of course not returning to the country of persecution) will that be a big concern? The Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Childrens Partnership (BHSCP) has today, Tuesday 28 February, published a scrutiny report into reports of missing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) from a Home Office run hotel in Hove. I have urged the person to file a mandamus, but that is not something he wants to do. The vice president did not call immigrants names, did she? Another reason for delay is that each case needs to be reviewed by a supervisor, and the Asylum Offices are apparently short of supervisors. Thank you for all you do for the asylum community! Hi Jason, for Asylum based I-485 for principal applicant, is having an interview is the norm or the exception? I dont know if Kamala is ignorant of her countrys asylum laws, or if she is pussyfooting around the hot-button topic of immigration, but her blanket statements about asylum seekers, to me, are, at minimum, dangerous, in terms of peoples perceptions about what asylum and refugee actually mean or involve. He got a visa before coming. I prefer to live in a world where more people say what they mean and mean what they say. I am waiting since Feb-2016 for the interview, Agreed we did some lobbying on this point, and you can call your Congress people to talk about it as well. Yes, Kamala found herself in a tough spot, and she has to do everything right, including ostensibly vilifying immigrants/asylum seekers, as she readies herself for the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. Since July 2021, over 1600 children have passed through the hotel pending transfer to I notice that this discussion has been disruptive and I signaled that I wanted to end this discussion. 1 Some people here say that does mean an approved. If you are applying for asylum in the United States, and have no other basis for staying in the country legally, then you must wait until your asylum case is approved, plus one year after that, before applying for a green card (adjusting your status to U.S. lawful permanent resident) on that basis. Thanks, We have been seeing cases take maybe 1 or 1.5 years for the interview. (If I would not take medication, I would have died 3 years ago from crying and being sad while I could not be with my mother and all my friends got their asylum; I was not accepting that I have depression/anxiety until a friend begged me to go to a doctor. Is that a mistake? As with any law, there are exceptions that you should be aware of. You can try to expedite the interview. Why all the unnecessary interviews (For Adjustment of status for Asylees)? They could have died. The company participates in E-verify. The Federal Judge can not tell the USCIS whether they should approve or deny your case but the Judge can order the USCIS to make a decision on your pending application and to do it quickly. Would that particular adjudicator disinclined to grant asylum compared to a similarly situated case ? Especially since they are not interviewing all that many people, you would think that they could issue decisions more quickly. Because I think they can go back to the fair system by now if they really consider that. Theoretically, its easier to deport someone who has adjusted his/her status to LPR than it is someone who has asylum or refugee status. No interview call Yet. My case status shows fees were waived for EAD since Thursday, May 27th. Thank you so much again for starting this amazing forum where people can share their experience and ask question! That said, to me the best president for asylum seekers would be one where we get new legislation (through Congress) clearly defining who we want to protect, and then implementing that new law. Like any other government database, applications, or other online platforms, the video interviews can be hacked. There are no RFEs in court. Had Trump been less incompetent, or had he won a second term, asylum may very well have been eliminated. Examples of this threat, which occurred recently, are when Greeces Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi described asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia as illegal migrants, and when Kamala Harris, the U.S. Vice President, described the attempt to seek asylum at the U.S. border as illegal migration! If the marriage is lawful, you should be able to sponsor your wife. Take care, Jason. EU+ countries received 34, 000 applications in 2022 from Bangladeshis for international protection, reports UNB.With this in total some 966,000 applications from across the world applied for EU+ countries asylum during the period, up more than 50 per cent from 2021, and the most since 2016, according to the new analysis of the European Asylum Decision Rates (PDF) 12. I dont see it happening anytime soon, but one never knows. They are an immoral, unscrupulous bunch, I tell you. Good to know that you found one honest politician. That is smart! Thank you, Can someone respond to me please, thank you. The best the government can do is ensure that the technology used is extremely difficult to hack/breach. Would you, an asylee, concur with Kamala in this regard? While the median completion time for cases involving individuals who are detained through the 2nd quarter of FY 2021 was 43 days, for non-detained individuals in removal proceedings, including arriving asylum seekers initially screened into expedited removal who establish a credible fear of persecution, the recent average case completion Practically speaking, there is not much of a difference, as it concerns how a refugee/asylee lives in the U.S. versus someone who adjusted his/her status based on her his/her former asyleee/refugee status. It was a smart approach, because Republicans will not have an extra quote(talking point) for 2022 and beyond. In your situation, it is just over 2 months since you filed, so it is probably too soon to be inquiring, but the news from the person you spoke to is not encouraging. Good luck!!! Am a single mum after loosen their dad many years ago. Do I have to apply to the court for relieve to the court or uscis? can asylee sue the government over this? Over four out of every ten Immigration Court cases in which asylum applications have been filed since October 2000 are still pending. That means that of the 1.6 million Court cases in which asylum applications were filed, two-thirds of a million asylum seekers (667,229) are still waiting for hearings to resolve their cases. See Figure 1. An asylee is a person who meets the definition of refugee and is already present in the United States or is seeking admission at a port of entry. Illegal is a derogatory term to asylum seekers, containing criminal implications. Heres How, The Bureaucracy vs. Asylum Seekers, Part 3: Fees for Asylum, https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/health/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-explainer-trnd/index.html, Book Review: AsylumA Memoir & Manifesto by Edafe Okporo, Crime and Asylum: A Guide for the Perp-plexed, Confusing New Rule Seems to Allow Asylees to Get Their Green Cards More Quickly. I would talk to a lawyer about that theoretically, he may be able to do that, but there are some real issues. Hi I had an asylum interview in 2019, and my status was Decision pending Hi, I had an asylum interview in 2019; my status has changed from Decision pending to Application pending. How long does it typically take to change to a new update? Although the suits may not be very strong legally, they can still succeed where the Asylum Office would rather make a decision in the case than fight the lawsuit; and (2) It can be expensive to hire an attorney to process a mandamus lawsuit. I Dont know how they can do this cruelty with us, We need to be heard Jason. (408) 966-4140. Reveal number Private message Posted on Feb 21, 2021 1) This question should be answered by your immigration attorney, 2) the change has no particular meaning, but if more than a month passes and you do not receive your asylum decision then ask your attorney to submit a letter to the asylum office. In a mandamus lawsuit, you sue the Asylum Office and ask a federal judge to order the Asylum Office to do its job (i.e., process your case). Once you come to the interview, I assume they have a completed picture of your case on who you were in your COP and who you are here. This office exists to assist people who have delayed or problematic cases. I want to say tho I dont mean to support Donald Trump as a first choice. I am not sure that is 100% correct, and so you have to wait for the letter, but it is a hopeful sign. DHS Ombudsman: You can inquire with the DHS Ombudsmans office about your case. I Dont know how they can do this cruelty with us, We need to be heard Jason. Hope you see your mom and close relatives soon. With the new descriptions for court cases, I have an RFE for jan 2022 for asylum. An example might be someone who paid money as ransom or who was forced on pain of death to provide services to terrorists. I did put that, and she sent the form. Hi, I have been waiting for my decision 3.5 years. Take care, Jason. Take care, Jason. I dont believe FGM is at issue tho since its a less polarizing topic and I doubt I would find any adjudicators believing FGM is right or defend it. There was a time a visited uscis before COVID to enquire one officer told me the Asylum officer who interviewed me approved my case. Does this mean hopefully approved asylum? (202) 328-1353 This somewhat mysterious process involves reviewing multiple government databases to determine whether there are any hits, meaning that the persons name or information raises a security concern. In any event, we are almost in 2022. my question is , my wife she is my cousin can I still sponsor her , or it will be difficult . Jason, I definitely agree. Can I apply for relieve from Court and apply for GC base on this new rule for uscis to relieve victim of serious crimes? I do not think they will be able to board the plane without a visa. I am a victim of Crime that the individuals were converted and sentenced. What we should to do..We dont have Attorney.. Hi. Take care, Jason. Does anyone have such experience with the Chicago office? Congress: You can contact your Congressional Representative or Senator to ask for help with the decision. Is it true? What is your timeline of getting a green card ? You cannot be deported while you have a pending asylum claim, but it will not stop you from falling out of status. I was out of schedule. I have been following your website for a while, its very informative and the comments are very helpful. I was about to change the address but Im wandering if this means that Im about to be scheduled for interview or you all have the same message. Until the U.S. changes it laws, specifically the asylum laws, these Central American migrants are, like you and me, should be afforded the right seek asylum in the U.S., irrespective of how they get to the U.S. and whether or not the trek is dangerous (the dangerousness of the trek and how they get here are irrelevant). Asylum Decision Rates by Nationality (PDF) 13. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, February 2023. It seems like a decision is made now as the online updates show. Generally, in my experience, this option is not very effective, but there is no harm in trying. For example, I support marriage equality, the adjudicator believes marriage should be between a man and a womanCould this affect that particular queer asylum seekers case ? By the way, heres what I consider illegal and cruel. While background check delays are common for Asylum Office cases, they are almost non-existent for Immigration Court cases. Such a move might be challenged in court, but given the easy legal standard for asylum, it does seem to me an option. I inquired numerous times, and I also inquire via Obbustman. After the interview, I waited for a year and no update. The San Francisco Asylum Office has a wonderful director and an attorney may be able to get good information for you from that email. Unless, of course, the government believes that when the person applied for asylum s/he was less capable of committing crimes or hide his/her identity, than when s/he is applying to adjust his her status. Thank you Jason. Some principals get interviews, and others do not. I think she was tactful. From my experience, when your interview is scheduled, it will update that it has been scheduled. 2 I do not understand this question. She did what politicians do. I find it perplexing that democracy in the U.S. cares more about calculation rather than integrity and altruism. Take care, Jason, Thanks Jason for weighing in. Please help, How did it go? It is a difficult balancing act where noncitizens are pawns who are being harmed in the process. Did she mean that you cant claim asylum at the U.S. border because its not a legal way of migrating to the U.S.? Asylum seekers (and immigrants in general) are more vulnerable to bad actors, and that makes such people less likely to report crimes or assert their legal rights. We inquired and send an email for a decision. For travel to see sick relatives, the better bet is to get Advance Parole and use that to travel and return. You should be prepared to answer such questions if asked. On the other hand, it is an outrage and a tragedy that the system took so long. In your case, you might see how the second interview goes, but if there is no progress, a mandamus might be the best option. I think I had about 8 or 10 interview there this year, and only one or two decisions. Closed Format/Skill Level: Meeting. This is the best way to keep asylum around for future people fleeing harm in their countries. If the government is concerned about the identity of an asylee/refugee (one who has been granted asylum or admitted to the U.S. as refugee), and therefore the safety of its citizens, doesnt it make sense that the government would do a thorough background check before the applicant is granted asylum or admitted into the U.S. as refugee since these statuses are indefinite and potentially permanent? However, it really does boggle the mind that the DHS/FBI would do a cursory, or incomplete, background check on applicant whose asylum application was approved. Take care, Jason. I feel exhausted seeing people coming here asking questions and does not contribute a single word in return. Germany refugee statistics for 2020 was 1,210,596.00, a 5.57% increase from 2019. Take care, Jason. At the end of the year, some 636, 000 cases were awaiting a decision at first instance, a 44 The anti-immigration base was starved of another political weapon as well. If you have tried everything else, mandamus is the last option. There are a lot of better, more pro-asylum seeker Democratic politicians. Take care, Jason. I hope you get an interview soon (try to expedite and pushing if you havent) and get a decision right after. For the FOIA, did you also receive information about your original visa application(s), or just information from when you reached the USA? My guess is that the case was approved in the sense that you qualified for asylum, but the delay was the security check. I know that there is a life line for my worryI believe that anyone who persecuted other people is inadmissibleLets hope it can offer some protection for real asylum seekers here. The attendees represented such Take care, Jason. At least in my experience, the delay tends to be worse for people (especially men) from majority Muslim countries. Many people are being turned away based on Covid (under Title 42 of the US Code), and I do not know how a Chinese national would be treated. Is there anyway to just change the email address for correspondence with the immigration and all other files ? I dont think any of us here is more reputable than AOC or those White House officials. Generally, the Asylum Office will not want to waste resources litigating mandamus suits, so they might agree to process the case rather than fight the lawsuit. So are most asylum seekers progressive ? Former Asylum Officer for +- 10 years with US Immigration in the San Francisco Asylum Office. I am also seeing more interviews and more people at the offices when I am there for interviews. I suppose it is possible to do that in conjunction with an I-485, but I do not see why you would want to. FOIA can be requested via your USCIS account online you need to make an account. You see right through their BS! Will the returning asylee be admitted or paroled (and does the difference matter)? Feb 2015 and waiting to this day expedited 6 times no luck in New York. Airline pay a fine if they bring people to the US who do not have a proper visa, and so they check such things. More than 160,000 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their claim at the end of December - up 60% for the same period in 2021. In some cases, I can see that there might be security check delays, but several of the cases seem like there should be no such issues, and so the delay is hard to understand. !Weve seen uSCIS deteriorate under the Trump administration but this is USCIS under the Biden administration. I would have written a post if Jason allowed sharing this story but for now, I hope this helps some of you. Wondering if I will ever meet them alive. 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