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Bookmark or Share- How to seek asylum in the U.S. - USAGovTo seek asylum, you must already be in the U.S. and believe you will be in danger of persecution if you return to your country. Learn how to seek asylum and sponsor someone else.
- How asylum works in the U.S. and why there's a court backlog - NPRAsylum rules in the U.S. paired with millions of cases backing up immigration courts are causing a major headache for the country.
- Obtaining Asylum in the United States - USCISTo obtain asylum through the affirmative asylum process you must be physically present in the United States. You may apply for asylum regardless of how you arrived in the United States or your current immigration status.
- Asylum - USCISIf you are eligible for asylum you may be permitted to remain in the United States. To apply for asylum affirmatively or defensively, file a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within 1 year of your arrival to the United States.
- Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process WorksRecord numbers of migrants seeking to cross the southern U.S. border are challenging the Joe Biden administration’s attempts to restore asylum protections. Here’s how the asylum process works.
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