USCIS Lifts Asylum Pause for Most Applicants — But Not All
DHS confirmed it is lifting the asylum adjudication pause for most applicants — but people from 39 travel-ban countries are still frozen out, and a new court…
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New DHS Rule Could Make It Harder to Get Work Permits While Waiting for Asylum
The Department of Homeland Security proposed a new rule on February 20, 2026 that would make it much harder for asylum seekers to get work permits while their…
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USCIS Pauses Asylum Decisions and TPS Updates (May 2025)
USCIS recently announced major changes: they're pausing asylum decisions for people from all countries, ending Temporary Protected Status for Yemen and…
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Can You Get Asylum in the US for Free Speech? What's Happening
The Trump administration is looking at a case where a man might get asylum in the US because he was punished in the UK for burning a Quran. This could change…
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