Asylum & TPS
Asylum in Immigration Court Asylum -is available to
individuals who fear returning to their home country because they will
be persecuted based on their race, nationality, religion, political
opinion, or membership in a particular social group. If an individual
has experienced past persecution, it is presumed that s/he will be
persecuted again if returned to the home country.
In order to obtain asylum, you must have either experienced persecution or have a well-founded fear of being persecuted if returned to your home country. The persecution must be based on one of five specified grounds: race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Asylum claims can be based on statelessness, sexual preference, domestic violence and honor killings in some cases. Eligibility for withholding of removal relief is similar to asylum. The respondent must show that it is more likely than not that the respondent will suffer persecution based on one of the five enumerated ground mentioned above. Withholding of removal is often pursued if the respondent did not apply for asylum within one year of arriving in the United States ("the one year rule"). There are several bars to asylum. As mentioned above, an individual who does not file the I-589 asylum application within one year of arriving in the U.S. is generally ineligible; however, there are several exceptions to this rule. Additionally, an individual with a criminal record may be ineligible if the conviction is deemed a serious crime. Although asylum may not be an option, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture may still be available. The Convention Against Torture states that an individual may not be returned to a country if there "are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture." Unlike asylum and withholding of removal, there is no need to prove that the torture will be based on the individual's race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. For more information on Filing the I-730 Form: Petition for Relatives Living Abroad "Attorney Jay Nuñez was a blessing for my family and me. He helped us gain asylum in the United States and avoid being deported back to the Eastern Congo, where we surely would have been killed. We won our asylum case, because of Mr. Nuñez's hard work and attention to the details. He also helped my seven children immigrate to the United States. He helped us raise enough money to pay for the plane tickets and to buy warm clothing, jackets and sleeping bags for our children. They had never been in cold weather before. Jay is a good friend, a great lawyer and a wonderfully kind man. We all thank you for being in our lives." |
How Nelson & Nuñez, P.C. Can Help
Asylum law is what first drew me to immigration law, and I have
experienced great success in representing my asylum-seeking clients. I
have represented asylum clients from Africa, Vietnam, China, Central
America and the Middle East among others. The asylum process is
difficult, and it is necessary to retain an experienced immigration
attorney to assist in the process. The Nelson & Nuñez, P.C. will help prepare the
asylum packet and supporting evidence, coach and prepare you for the
interview, and attend the interview with you. Asylum cases can be some
of the most difficult cases to undertake; however, Nelson & Nuñez, P.C.believes they are also some of the most important cases in the U.S.
immigration system.
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