US Asylum Publications
01 February 2023
Author: US Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova
The United States of America has always been a helper to other countries, especially in times of need. One avenue of assistance is the acceptance of and aid provided to refugees. Just last week, the Welcome Corps, which is a private refugee sponsorship program, was officially unveiled by State Secretary A ...
18 October 2022
Since the start of the Venezuelan crisis, the United States accepted hundred of thousands of Venezuelan refugees. In fact, according the most recent USCIS Asylum filing and processing data, Venezuelans are leading the numbers of the most recently filed asylum cases with about 25% of all cases filed.
Most newly arrived Venezuelans would come th ...
11 October 2022
New developments from the Kremlin concerning the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine have once again raised concerns about international refugee status for Russian conscripts in the ongoing conflict. On September 21, President Putin enacted an order on mobilization that paved the way for an additional 300,000 conscripts to be added to t ...
26 September 2022
Terrorism in Afghanistan is almost no longer news, especially with the Taliban having laid siege to the entire country. The fear of the worst has caused a lot of Afghans it to flee the country and seek refuge in other places. Many of them understandably fleeing to the United States. With this rapid development in fleeing migrants, it is expect ...
22 August 2022
Author: US Asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova
The number of asylum applications filed in the United States is consistently growing by hundreds of thousands. Asylum benefits include US protection: regardless of the manner of entry, a person would not be deported from the United States; asylum benefits include a pathway to US citizenship; an ability to ...
05 August 2022
Author: US Asylum lawyer Alena Shautsova
Immigration into the United States of America is no doubt putting a lot of strain on the government, people, and organizations involved in handling immigration issues. In like manner, the immigrants are not finding it easy. The nation they thought was supposed to hold the fulfillment of their great dreams n ...
23 July 2022
Undeniably, one issue that still plagues the American society and government is the issue of immigration. Having nearly if not completely torn the country into factions, rules and policies are continuously developed to curb or fix the issue. One such rule is the Interim Final Rule dedicated to the changing of the system of how may participate i ...
30 June 2022
Author: New York Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova
With so many talks about immigration and a rising number of asylum seekers and refugees, it is almost not a strange thing to talk about yet another asylum seeker. Why is his case special? Why was he denied asylum? What led to the threats on his life?
These are some questions this article seeks to ...
08 April 2022
Author: Alena Shautsova
The Title 42 policy has been a reason for uproar and controversies in American society since its reenactment in March 2020 by then President Donald Trump. It was viewed as a systematic method to restrict asylum seekers from gaining entrance into the U.S. by the Trump administration. President Trump who was widely known for ...
02 April 2022
Author: Asylum Lawyer Alena Shautsova
The teeming number of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping to enter the U.S. is no longer news. With the ever-growing number of asylum and refugee cases, so does a great number of these cases go unsettled year in year out. Hence, there's a need for laws and policies that would help in resolving these ca ...