This report covers temporary immigration relief, permanent immigration options, the option of new adjustment of status mechanism, Afghan adjustment of status legislation, Biden administration proposals, and more.
Topic: Asylum and Withholding of Removal (I-589)
VECINA: Afghan Asylum Seekers Interview Preparation (دری) (پښتو)
Learn about the purpose of the asylum interview, who is an asylum officer, what is an asylum office, who should come to the interview, interpretation services, and questions that will be asked.
USAHello: Afghan Status and Benefit Options (دری) (پښتو)
Read about different immigration statuses and the benefits of each.
American Immigration Lawyers Association: Best Practices and Resources for Representing Operations Allies Welcome Parolees and Afghan Nationals
Read this guide for an overview of the most relevant immigration pathways available to Afghan nationals who left Afghanistan after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Human Rights First: Asylum Process Flowchart
View the Asylum Process Flowchart to understand the various potential paths an Afghan arrival may take when seeking asylum.
Duke Law: Defending Refugees: A Case for Protective Procedural Safeguards in the Persecutor Bar Analysis
Read Professor Charles Shane Ellison’s Georgetown Immigration Law Journal article on protective procedural safeguards in the persecutor bar analysis and when the persecutor bar should be applied.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Asylum
Gain an understanding of humanitarian asylum and read the list of qualifications a person must meet to apply for asylum in the United States.
American Bar Association: Introduction to Asylum for Unaccompanied Children
View the webinar for an introduction to asylum law from the Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), a legal resource center.
VECINA: Sample Asylum Office Memo of Law
Visit this page for an example of how to write a memorandum of law for an affirmative asylum case.
Human Rights First: OAW Mock Asylum Office Interview
Follow the tips in this mock-asylum interview to learn what to expect.