Asylum

A 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia was detained by ICE for over a month after attending a court hearing.

The first New York City public school student seeking asylum from Venezuela was detained by ICE last week after attending an immigration court hearing.

The Trump administration made the comment while working to deny asylum to a Guatemalan man who survived two homophobic attacks in his home country.

A Biden-appointed judge ruled Friday the Trump administration deported a Guatemalan man who survived multiple homophobic attacks in his home country without "any semblance of due process."

Alían Méndez Aguilar, who has a 3-year-old daughter and helps care for his wife's disabled son, was detained during an interview to become a U.S. citizen.

Children as young as four years old are attending virtual immigration court without a parent, guardian, or legal representation following funding cuts.

Republican Bernie Moreno's bill mirrors some executive actions already issued by President Donald Trump

Antony Vo was charged as a nonviolent participant in the Jan. 6 riot but fled to Canada before his prison sentence while he awaits a pardon from the president-elect.

A key factor driving this decline is the acceleration of asylum hearings, largely due to the use of a "rocket docket" system.

Carlos Serrano-Restrepo, an immigrant living in Ohio, argued his collection of 170 firearms was for self-defense and protected by the Second Amendment.

Minors and victims of human trafficking are among those spared by the executive order

"You're basically allowing people who don't have a right to be in the United States to be here indefinitely," said Andrew Arthur to The New York Post

Canadian Immigration and Refugee Commission data showed that Mexicans made 17,500 asylum requests between January to September 2023. Whereas, Haitians made the second-highest number of requests with more than 8,500 applications.

A step by step guide on how to file and submit Form I-730, the refugee/asylee relative petition, to USCIS

Starting this week, migrants will be evicted from shelter stays in New York City as their 60-day limit comes to an end

A comprehensive guide on how to approach the political asylum process

Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung said Friday he had fled to Britain because he could no longer endure living in fear, with authorities pressuring him to become a paid informant while banning him from working.

Under the Biden administration's fast-track program, those who don't qualify will be deported "in a matter of days or just a few weeks."

Caribbean country authorities warned that the U.S. might encourage similar illegal activities with detrimental effects on both countries' national security.

A new report on Friday shows that Nicaraguan migrants fleeing from their country have found the highest increase of numbers in the border in November, as the U.S. immigration crisis continues.

The Mexican government has dismantled a massive migrant camp in the southern state of Oaxaca where tens of thousands of asylum seekers have obtained temporary transit papers.

The new visa policy of the Joe Biden administration says Venezuelans who apply online, find a U.S. sponsor and complete other requirements could fly directly to the U.S. if issued a visa.

Leonard Glenn Francis also known as "Fat Francis," orchestrated an enormous bribery scheme asks for asylum in Venezuela.

Taliban fighters have been accused of hunting an Afghan mother down and brutally murdering her in front of her family two days after she rallied and demanded better rights in the now Taliban-controlled country.

U.S. asylum laws don’t apply to those fleeing general violence, former immigration judge says

Abused child migrants will have an easier time staying in the U.S. following a court decision lowering the burden for winning special immigrant juvenile status.

Human rights groups welcomed the release of 9 asylum seekers from an ICE detention facility in Florida but say that there are 13 more who should be released, and that the men should have been released sooner.

In 2013 of the 9,893 children who arrived in Mexico from Central America, only 50 were granted asylum.

Asylum officers shouldn't admit immigrants who file "credible fear" claims for the right to stay in the US unless their request for asylum will likely be granted, wrote the head of USCIS in a February memo.

5 inmates at the Guantánamo Bay detention center are being relocated to Uruguay, where they will receive asylum.