I just got asylum, but don't have a passport -- how do I travel?

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Question:

A judge granted me asylum because I received death threats while working as a journalist in my country. Now I want to continue work as a journalist internationally, but my country's embassy refuses to renew my passport. Is there still a way I can travel outside the United States?

Answer:

Yes, you can apply for what's called a "refugee travel document," allowing you to return to the United States after temporary travel abroad. Instructions are on the USCIS website, here.

You didn't mention what country you're from, but that's the one country to which you should not travel. If you do, the U. S. government may decide that you don't fear persecution there after all and take away your asylum status.

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