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For people who've fled persecution, U.S. asylum and refugee laws may allow for a safe haven. However, not everyone qualifies. Even proving that one is telling a true story can be challenging. Find out more about the rules and application procedures here.
Eligibility for Asylum or Refugee Status
Understanding what types of persecution qualify a person for asylee and refugee status, the required grounds of persecution, and more.
Physical harm, threats, torture, and more may all qualify as persecution.
Eligibility for asylum based on a well-founded fear of future persecution.
Persecutors of others, threats to U.S. security, people firmly resettled in a third country, and others who are not eligible as asylees or refugees.
Learn about improving your chances at winning asylum.
Types of criminal convictions or findings that may bar an applicant from receiving asylum.
One of the five protected grounds upon which people may claim asylum is that they were persecuted members of a "particular social group" -- but what does this mean?
People or groups that the government can't or won't control count as persecutors, too.
If you guessed that most asylum grantees come from China, you're right.
Alternative Remedies to Asylum
Some applicants who can't meet the asylum eligibility requirements can nevertheless qualify for these mandatory, alternate forms of relief.
You won't get the same rights as an asylee; learn what Withholding of Removal and CAT protection do offer.
Although Immigration Judge's have no discretion when deciding whether someone is eligible for withholding of removal, some bars to eligibility exist.
If you are eligible for both asylum and TPS, you may want to apply for both.
You may apply for both, if you are eligible.
Applying for Asylum or Refugee Status
Click here to access a series of articles on how to apply for asylum in the United States.
Overview of the different application processes that refugees and asylees must follow.
Questions on Asylum & Refugee Status
Click here for a series of detailed questions and answers about asylum risks, procedures, and more.
Asylum Eligibility From Particular Countries
Asylum statistics, typical claims, and common reasons for the denial of Brazilian asylum applications.
The role of the Internet in antigovernment movements in the Middle East and North Africa.
It is extremely difficult to gain asylum from Mexico. Here you will learn the reasons why.
Colombians are one of the most frequent nationalities to request asylum in the United States. Learn more about how and why Colombians seek U.S. asylum.
In the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee
This series of articles will help you learn about your rights as an asylee or refugee, when to apply for a green card and U.S. citizenship, and more.
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