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Asylum or Refugees


October, 2009

USCIS Reminds Applicants for Travel Documents to Apply Early
10/19/2009

Fact Sheet: USCIS Reminds Applicants for Travel Documents to Apply Early
10/19/2009


May, 2009

USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Legalization, and TPS Beneficiaries to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad
05/29/2009


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


May, 2008

Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
05/15/2008


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