Asylum & Humanitarian Relief
Protection for those in danger: how asylum works, the one-year deadline, credible fear at the border, withholding and CAT, TPS, U and T visas, VAWA, and SIJS.
All Asylum & Humanitarian Relief guides
- VAWA Self-Petitions and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
How abused spouses, children, and parents can self-petition under VAWA, and how abused or abandoned children can seek SIJS through state court.
- Credible Fear and the Asylum Process at the Border
How expedited removal and the credible-fear interview work at the border, what a positive or negative finding means, and key deadlines to know.
- Withholding of Removal and CAT Protection
Withholding of removal and CAT protection explained: standards, deadlines, and how they differ from asylum when asylum isn't available.
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Explained
TPS shields nationals of designated countries from removal and allows work permits, but it's temporary and deadline-driven. Verify your country's status at USCIS.
- How to Apply for Asylum in the U.S.
Plain-English guide to who qualifies for U.S. asylum, affirmative vs. defensive paths, the I-589, the one-year deadline, and work permit timing.
- U Visas and T Visas for Crime and Trafficking Victims
How U visas (crime victims) and T visas (trafficking victims) work, the law enforcement certification, the U visa waitlist, and the green card path.
- The One-Year Asylum Filing Deadline and Its Exceptions
U.S. law generally requires asylum applications within one year of arrival. Learn the deadline, the two exceptions, and what to do now.