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Asylum now carries a yearly fee for as long as the case is pending. A federal court has paused the penalties for now, but the fee itself is still being charged.
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Missing a hearing because the notice went to an old address is one of the most common ways people lose their case. Two short forms prevent it.
The law lets credible testimony carry an asylum case on its own. It also lets the judge require evidence that backs it up, unless you cannot reasonably get it. Both halves matter.
The Court has agreed to decide whether former asylees can still get green cards, whether the government's third-country removal policy is lawful, and who must be detained during removal cases.
Who qualifies, the one-year deadline, credibility, and how asylum compares with withholding and CAT.
The $100 filing fee, the $105 annual fee, and the paperwork rules that get applications rejected.
Master calendar and merits hearings, missed hearings, venue, and the New York and Newark courts.
Supreme Court, Attorney General and Board decisions that change how asylum cases are decided.
The asylum work permit: when you can apply, what it costs, and how renewals work now.
BIA appeals, motions to reopen and reconsider, and the deadlines that cannot be missed.
Mikhail Usher, Esq.Founding & Managing AttorneyAdmitted in NY, NJ, FLFounded the firm in 2013. Tries removal and asylum cases and takes them up on appeal.
Alexander Susi, Esq.Executive Senior AssociateAdmitted in NY, NJ, PAAsylum and removal defense, and the motions and briefs that go with them.
Mitchell Bromberg, Esq.Senior AssociateAdmitted in NJ, NYDetained cases, bond, BIA appeals and motions to reopen.Your case is not a blog post
Talk it through with an attorney who reads these rules every week. Bring your notice, your I-589 and any letters from USCIS or the court.
