Asylum or Refugees
March, 2009
USCIS Initiates Procedures for Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum New Law Allows Children in Removal Proceedings to Begin Asylum Process in a Non-Adversarial Setting 03/25/2009
Questions and Answers: USCIS Initiates Procedures for Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum 03/25/2009
February, 2009
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing 02/11/2009
September, 2008
Joint Statement by Department of State Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley and Homeland Security Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba 09/12/2008
July, 2008
USCIS Extends Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for Refugees Initial document will be good for two years upon admission to the U.S. 07/11/2008
USCIS Announces New Special Immigrant Visa for Certain Iraqi Nationals Who Worked for the U.S. Government 07/09/2008
July, 2007
Fact Sheet: Expanded Special Immigrant Status for Afghan and Iraqi Translators and Interpreters (42KB PDF) 07/02/2007
February, 2007
Fact Sheet: Guatemalan Asylum Applicants in the Context of the ABC Settlement Agreement and Section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) (52KB PDF) 02/28/2007
December, 2006
Fact Sheet: Traveling Outside the United States as an Asylum Applicant, an Asylee, or a Lawful Permanent Resident Who Obtained Such Status Based on Asylum Status (40KB PDF) Revised 1/4/2007 12/27/2006
September, 2006
Public Notice: USCIS Notifies Refugee and Asylee Applicants of Filing Changes (28KB PDF) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced changes to the filing procedure for Refugee and Asylee Relative Petitions (Form I-730). 09/29/2006
April, 2004
Circuit Ride Location Changed for the Chicago and Houston Asylum Offices (120KB PDF) 04/08/2004
Asylum Interviews to Change in Location for Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana (Rev. 4/7/04) (106KB PDF) 04/07/2004
April, 2003
Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (18KB PDF) 04/29/2003
May, 2002
Certain Asylees With Pending Adjustment of Status Applications Should Contact the INS of a Change of Address (20KB PDF) 05/10/2002
January, 2002
INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002 (19KB PDF) 01/11/2002
December, 2000
Proposed Rule Issued for Gender-Based Asylum Claims (20KB PDF) 12/07/2000
The R-A- Rule (33KB PDF) 12/07/2000
July, 2000
Jurisdiction Over Asylum Applications in Hawaii and Guam Shifts From San Francisco Asylum Office to Los Angeles (19KB PDF) 07/14/2000
February, 2000
New Deadline Begins for Family Members of Some Asylees and Refugees (19KB PDF) 02/23/2000
Asylum Reform: Five Years Later (22KB PDF) 02/01/2000
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