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The Refugee Act of 1980 conforms U.S. immigration laws with various UN conventions and protocols. A person within the United States may be granted asylum if he or she can demonstrate a "well-founded fear of persecution" based on (1) political opinion, (2) religion, (3) race, (4) nationality, or (5) membership in a particular social group. A person who is outside the U.S. may apply for refugee status based on this same criteria.

This page is divided into the following subtopics: (1) General Information; (2) State Department - Asylum Resources; (3) Asylee Adjustment of Status; (4) Temporary Protected Status; (5) Articles and Reports; (6) Asylum and Human Rights Links; and (7) Female Genital Mulitation.

GENERAL INFORMATION


* Asylum (USCIS)
* Asylum FAQ (USCIS)
* USCIS Extends Validity Period of EADs for Refugees (7-11-08)
* TRAC Immigration Judge Reports - Asylum
* TRAC Immigration Judge Reports - Asylum Decision Disparities (September 2007)
* TRAC Individual Judge Reports - Asylum (September 2007)
* Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual - 2003 (USCIS)
* USCIS Field Offices (includes Asylum Offices)
* History of U.S. Asylum Officer Corps (USCIS)
* How Do I Get My Spouse and Children Derivative Asylum Status? (USCIS)
* How Do I Apply for Resettlement in the United States as a Refugee? (USCIS)
* Fact Sheet: Traveling Outside the U.S. for Asylum Applicants, Asylees And Persons Who Obtained Their Green Cards Through Asylum (USCIS) - (December 27, 2006)
* Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2007 - Report to Congress (State Department)
* Asylum Law, Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Primer - TRAC Immigration (August 7, 2006)
* Immigration Judges and Asylum - TRAC Immigration (July 31, 2006)
* The Asylum Process - TRAC Immigration (August 7, 2006)
* Immigration Judge Reports - Asylum - TRAC Immigration (August 7, 2006)
* Immigration Law in the 9th Circuit: Asylum
* Presidental Determination of Number of Refugee Admissions for FY2006 (October 24, 2005)
* INS Memo on Child Status Protection Act and Asylum (August 7, 2002)

STATE DEPARTMENT
ASYLUM RESOURCES


* State Department's Human Rights Page
* 2007 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (March 2008)
* 2006 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (March 2007)
* 2005 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (March 2006)
* 2004 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (February 2005)
* 2003 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (February 2004)
* 2002 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (March 2003)
* 2001 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (March 2002)
* 2000 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (February 2001)
* 1999 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (February 2000)
* 1998 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (February 1999)
* 1997 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2006
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2005
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2004
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2003
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2002
* International Religious Freedom Report Of 2001
* U.S. Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus of Christians (7-22-97)
* Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
* 1997 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report

ASYLEE ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS


* Asylee or Refugee Seeking Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) Status
* Implementation of Ngwanyia Settlement Agreement
* Press Release re: Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft - Judge finds Treatment of Asylees "National Embarrassment" (2-13-04)
* Ngwanyia v. Ashcroft (2-12-04) - Complete Text of Decision

TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS


* Temporary Protected Status
* SECRETARY CHERTOFF EXTENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR ELIGIBLE HONDURANS, NICARAGUANS AND SALVADORANS (5-02-07)

ARTICLES AND REPORTS


* INS Asylum Officer Training Course (2001)
* Human Rights Watch World Report 2004
* Amnesty International Report 2003
* Locked Away: Immigration Detainees in Jails in the U.S. Human Rights Watch Report (September 1998)
* New Asylum Laws: Undermining An American Ideal (by Michele R. Piston)
* Closing the Asylum Door (by Carl Shusterman & David Neal, 1995)
* Seeking Asylum in the U.S. (by Carl Shusterman & Michael Straus, 1991)

ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS


* Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma
* Africa Action
* Amnesty International
* Asylumlaw.org - "Helping Win Asylum Cases Worldwide"
* CALS Asylum Case Research Guide - Georgetown University Law Center
* Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
University of California, Hastings School of Law
* Center for World Indigenous Studies
* CIA World Factbook
* Human Rights First
* Human Rights in China
* Human Rights Internet
* Human Rights Tools
* Human Rights Watch
* One World United States
* PeaceNet
* Physicians for Human Rights
* Refugee Law Center
* University of Minnesota - Human Rights Documents and Materials
* Asylum and Refugee Resources
* U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
* Womens' Commission for Refugee Women and Children
* Women's Human Rights Net
* World Huaren Federation (Chinese Diaspora)

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION


* In Re: Fauziya Kasinga (A73 476 695) - BIA Decision

Includes:

  1. Oral Decision of the Immigration Judge (8-25-95)
  2. Brief for Respondent (11-6-95)
  3. Government's Brief in Response to Appeal (2-28-96)
  4. Applicant's Reply Brief (3-13-96)
  5. Government's Response to Reply Brief (3-27-96)
  6. Applicant's Reply to Government's Response (4-23-96)
  7. Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (6-13-96)

HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT (HRIFA)


* Immigration through the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) of 1998

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