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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USCIS Asylum Hold: Who Is Affected and What to Do
A December 2025 USCIS policy memo put all pending asylum cases on hold and paused immigration benefits for nationals of 19 high-risk countries. Here's what the…
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USCIS Paused Immigration Benefits: What It Means for You
USCIS has stopped approving most immigration benefits — including asylum, green cards, and work permit renewals — for people from certain countries. Processing…
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USCIS Asylum Hold: What Immigrants Must Know Now
USCIS issued a memo in December 2025 ordering a hold on all asylum applications, no matter what country you are from. If you have a pending asylum case, this…
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USCIS Asylum Work Permits: What's Changing in 2026
USCIS is making major changes to asylum work permits in 2026. Some asylum seekers may face delays or denials for their Employment Authorization Document (EAD).…
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USCIS Removes Asylum EAD Exemption: What It Means
USCIS just removed a key protection for asylum seekers applying for work permits. The agency can now use 'discretion' to deny your Employment Authorization…
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USCIS Raising EAD Fees in 2026: What Asylum Seekers Must Know
USCIS announced it will increase certain immigration fees for FY2026, including the work permit (EAD) application fee for asylum seekers, rising from $550 to…
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Deported Despite Protection: Farah's Story
A 21-year-old gay woman from Morocco was deported by the Trump administration to Cameroon — a country where homosexuality is illegal — even though a US…
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New 2026 Asylum Work Permit Rules: What Changed and How It Affects You
The federal government published new rules in February 2026 that change how asylum applicants get work permits. These changes affect wait times, eligibility,…
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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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