Watch this recorded webinar to enhance your understanding about best practices for supporting Afghan clients wanting to travel.
Topic: Bars to Asylum
American Bar Association (ABA): Practice Advisory: Common Obstacles When Representing Afghans in Immigration Proceedings
Learn how to navigate common obstacles in the representation of Afghan asylum-seekers. The advisory covers common types of Afghan asylum cases and bars to asylum.
ILSAA: Can I Travel Outside the U.S.? (دری) (پښتو)
Find information that can help you determine whether to travel outside the U.S. based on your current immigration status and the status of your applications.
ILSAA: How to Check Case Processing Times (دری) (پښتو)
Read this document to learn how to use the USCIS self-service options and online tool to check case processing times.
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: Policy Manual Chapter 3 – Review of Inadmissibility Grounds
Chapter 3 of the USCIS Policy Manual provides an overview of the grounds by which an officer may find an applicant inadmissible (unable to seek admission or legal status in the United States). Find examples of evidence that may indicate an applicant is inadmissible.
American Bar Association: Asylum for Afghans 201: Bars to Asylum and Common Concerns
This webinar addresses common issues that arise when asylum cases are filed by Afghans, including bars to asylum that may be relevant for Afghans who lived under Taliban rule.
Human Rights First: Asylum Bar Questions
This non-exhaustive sample includes potential questions that may be asked of your client during the asylum interview.