JD Supra

USCIS Pauses All Pending Asylum Applications and Decisions on Pending Benefit Requests for Those from “High Risk” Countries

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it has paused the adjudication of (1) all pending asylum applications regardless of the applicant’s country of citizenship or ...
JD Supra

USCIS Pauses Asylum Adjudications and Places Hold on Benefits for Nationals of 19 “High Risk” Countries

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday an immediate hold on all pending asylum applications and a pause on the adjudication of a broad range of immigration benefit requests ...
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USCIS halts some immigration cases for expanded FBI checks

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has paused certain immigration cases to conduct expanded FBI background checks under new Trump administration vetting rules. The policy affects pending ...
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New federal fee could cost asylum seekers their right to work — or trigger deportation

A new federal rule taking effect next month could cost asylum seekers their right to work — or trigger deportation proceedings — if they miss a fee payment. The Department of Homeland Security ...
NBC News

Asylum-seekers increasingly face detention while their cases proceed, in a departure from the past

Asylum-seekers with no criminal records are being detained around the country as the Trump administration seeks to remove immigrants looking for legal pathways to remain in the United States. The move ...