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ASYLUM
Immigration judges are ranked at the Asylumlaw website at http://asylumlaw.org - July 2001
Board of Immigration Appeals had incorrectly interpreted asylum regulations and wrongly denied asylum - July 2001
The Tenth Circuit Court upholds a decision denying asylum to Regina Tamoshaityte - June 2001
INS MAKES 1000 CHINESE CONDITIONAL ASYLUM CASES FINAL - June 8 2001
INS PROVIDES STATISTICS ON ASYLUM GRANTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2001 - June 1 2001
SENATE IMMIGRATION SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS HEARING ON ASYLUM - May 11 2001
INS VIOLATES CONFIDENTIALITY OF ASYLUM APPLICATION - May 11 2001
THE ABC'S OF IMMIGRATION - GROUNDS FOR ASYLUM AND REFUGE - April 13 2001
MAN GRANTED ASYLUM FOUND TO HAVE BEEN WANTED FOR MURDER - March 16 2001
AUTISTIC BOY FROM PAKISTAN GRANTED ASYLUM - February 23 2001
ABUSED GUATEMALAN WOMAN HAS ANOTHER CHANCE AT ASYLUM - January 26 2001
HUNDREDS OF BURMESE SEEK ASYLUM IN GUAM - January 26 2001
PALESTINIAN LONG HELD ON SECRET EVIDENCE SEEKS ASYLUM - January 12 2001
INS ANNOUNCES THAT WELL-KNOWN ASYLUM SEEKER IS AN IMPOSTER - December 22 2000
INS ISSUES PROPOSED RULE ON ASYLUM AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - December 8 2000
THE ABC'S OF IMMIGRATION - INS RELEASES FINAL ASYLUM REGULATION - December 8 2000
RESETTLEMENT OF CHILD REFUGEES FROM SUDAN BEGINS - December 8 2000
COLOMBIAN DIPLOMAT SEEKS ASYLUM IN US - December 1 2000
MEDIA DENIED ACCESS TO ASYLUM HEARING FOR BAHRAINI PRINCESS - November 24 2000
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH REPORT ON ASYLEES AND REFUGEES - November 17 2000
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEMS - November 10 2000
NEWSPAPER STUDY DETAILS GREAT DISPARITY IN IMMIGRATION JUDGES' TREATMENT OF ASYLUM CLAIMS - 20 October 2000
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT URGES MEMBERS TO DO PRO BONO WORK FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS - 29 September 2000
CHINESE ASYLUM SEEKER FACES RAPE CHARGES - 22 September 2000
ABUSED CONGOLESE WOMAN WINS CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE CLAIM - 11 August 2000
TWO WOMEN ACCUSE INS ASYLUM OFFICER OF DEMANDING SEX TO APPROVE APPLICATIONS - 11 August 2000
LEADER OF CHINESE SPIRITUAL MOVEMENT SEEKS ASYLUM IN US, FACES CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IN CHINA - 4 August 2000
CONDITIONAL ASYLUM GRANTS BASED ON COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL MADE PERMANENT - 4 August 2000
INS MEMO ON ASYLEE AND REFUGEE TRAVEL - 28 July 2000
BASEBALL PLAYER DEFECTS AS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATES TEAM FOR IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - 21 July 2000
MEMBER OF BAHRAINI ROYAL FAMILY SEEKS ASYLUM IN THE US - 14 July 2000
NEW PROGRAM PLANNED TO ASSIST JUVENILE ASYLUM SEEKERS - 7 July 2000
ASYLEES NOW TO GET SAME BENEFITS AS REFUGEES - 22 June 2000
INS CLAIMS TO HAVE MISTAKENLY ISSUED ASYLUM TO ALGERIAN DETAINED ON SECRET EVIDENCE - 20 May 2000
Groups Help Siberian Man Seek Asylum in Canada - 25 February 2000
Deadline for Filing Derivative Asylum Claims Comes End of February - 12 February 2000
Battered Women Win Asylum in the US - 12 February 2000
Tanzanian Nurse Seeks Asylum to Avoid Female Circumcision - 05 February 2000
Advocates Urge More Assistance for Asylees - 29 January 2000
Gay Asylum Case to be Heard by Federal Court - 15 January 2000
INS Removes Conditional Status from Asylum Granted in 1998 Based on Coercive Population Control - December 1999
Continuing Custody of Juvenile Chinese Asylee Raises Concerns about Detention Practices - December 1999
HIV Positive Cuban Wins Asylum - December 1999
Advocates Protest Transfer of Asylum Seeker to County Jail - November 1999
INS Releases Detained Chinese Asylum Seekers - October 1999
Homosexual Chinese Man Receives Asylum in the US - October 1999
Chilean Journalist Receives Asylum in the US - October 1999
Amnesty International Report Criticizes US Policy of Detaining Asylum Seekers - October 1999
INS Decides to Detain Chinese Asylum Seekers - September 1999
Falun Gong Member Seeks Asylum in the U.S. - September 1999
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Issues Report Criticizing Detention of Asylum Seekers - September 1999
Woman Wins Asylum Based on Fear of Female Genital Mutilation - September 1999
Asylum News: Medical Guidelines Issued on Female Genital Mutilation - June 1999
Mexican Soldier Granted Asylum - May 1999
INS Defends Treatment of Jailed Asylum Seeker - May 1999
Supreme Court Broadens Grounds for Denying Asylum - May 1999
INS Releases Detailed Asylum Statistics - April 1999
United Nations Criticizes INS Practice of Jailing Refugees - March 1999
Fraudulent Iranian Asylum Ring Broken Up - March 1999
Asylum Seekers Turned Away at the Mexican Border - March 1999
New Rule on Refugee Resettlement Program Proposed - January 1999
UN Declaration that Serves as Basis for American Asylum Policy Celebrates 50th Anniversary - December 1998
Nigerian Woman's Asylum Cases to Test New US Law Implementing U.N. Convention Against Torture - December 1998
Immigration and Naturalization Service Issues Guidelines for Child Asylum Seekers - December 1998
Federal Appeals Court Rules for Ukrainian Alien in Asylum Case - November 1998
Asylum Detainee on the Run from Officials - November 1998
Lautenberg Amendment Extended for Another Year - October 1998
Supreme Court to Hear Guatemalan Asylum Case - October 1998
Clinton Administration Cuts Number of Refugees Admitted - October 1998
Refugee Green Card Cases Now to be Filed Directly at INS Nebraska Service Center - September 1998
New INS Rule Makes Processing of Refugee Family Members Tougher - September 1998
HHS Announces FY 1998 Funds for Refugee Social Services - July 1998
BIA Allows Reopening of Certain Asylum Cases - July 1998
Refugees and Asylees to File Adjustment of Status Applications with INS Nebraska Service Center - June 1998
Department of Health and Human Services Announces Availability of Funds for Refugee Programs - June 1998
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear 11-Year-Old Palestinian Deportation Case - June 1998
INS Comments on Exemption to New Asylum Filing Deadlines - May 1998
INS Approves First Asylum Case Based on United Nations Convention Against Torture - May 1998
1998 Allotment of Asylee Green Cards Reached - April 1998
New Asylum Rules Take Effect - April 1998
Asylum Filing Deadline Nears - March 1998
New Rule Addresses Procedures for Filing a Derivative Petition for Spouses and Children of refugees and Asylees - February 1998
Latest Asylum Statistics - February 1998
Cuban Baseball Player Asylum Case Garners Headlines - February 1998
INS Issues Peak at Asylum Application Statistics - December 1997
German Scientologist Granted Asylum - December 1997
Clinton Administration announces number of refugee slots - September 1997
State Department instructs consulates on handling green card processing after country evacuations - August 1997
State Department report on persecution of Christians around the world may bolster asylum claims - August 1997
US Commission on Immigration Reform issues report on refugees - July 1997
INS Releases Data on Asylum Applications - March 1997
Temporary Protected Status for Rwandans Extended - December 1996
Number of Refugees Admitted to US to Decline in 1997 - December 1996
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Launches Web Site - October 1996
Several Olympic Athletes Defect at Atlanta Olympics - September 1996
Board of Immigration Appeals Approves Asylum Case Based on Female Genital Mutilation - July 1996
Chinese Woman Granted Asylum Based On Chinese Abortion Policy - April 1996
INS Discusses Results Of Recent Changes In Asylum Rules - March 1996
INS Discusses The Affect Of Filing For Asylum On Non-Immigrant Visa Applications - February 1996
INS Comments On Asylum Applications For Soviet Jews And S.E. Asians - December 1995
INS Announces Revamped Asylum Program - December 1994
Clinton Authorizes 112,000 Refugees For FY 1995 - November 1994 |