Deciding whether to Apply for Asylum in the United States

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In this video we review information that can be helpful to individuals deciding whether to apply for asylum in the United States. Find more information here: https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/decid....

0:00 - Introduction
0:58 - What is asylum?
2:08 - Who can apply for asylum?
3:01 - What are the possible benefits of applying for asylum?
4:43 - What are the possible risks of applying for asylum?
6:02 - What is the process for applying for asylum?
7:04 - Option 1: In immigration court proceedings
8:37 - Option 2: Not in immigration court proceedings
10:40 - Option 3: Unaccompanied minors
11:04 - Can I apply for asylum without an attorney?
11:53 - Aside from asylum, what are other forms of protection from deportation?

*Find legal assistance here: https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/find-...

*See page 4 of this guide for more information about who is eligible for asylum: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/de...

*Information about immigration court proceedings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w...

*Information about work permits for ASAP members: https://asylumadvocacy.org/work-permits/

*Information about the ways to apply for asylum: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/de...

*Video about submitting your asylum application to the immigration court:    • How to file your asylum application i...  

*Video about individual hearings in immigration court:    • Your individual hearing in immigratio...  

*Video about appealing your asylum case if the immigration judge denies you asylum:    • Видео  

*Read Section I of this guide for more information about applying for affirmative asylum: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/de...

*Information about the process for unaccompanied minors: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/re...

*Asylum application (form I-589): https://www.uscis.gov/i-589

*Guides to assist individuals with filling out the asylum application on their own: (1) https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/de... (2) https://www-cdn.law.stanford.edu/wp-c... (3) https://www.pairproject.org/wp-conten...

*Information about withholding of removal and protection under CAT: https://firrp.org/wp-content/uploads/...

*Read Section 3 of this guide for information about withholding of removal and protection under CAT: https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/de...

*Information about Temporary Protected Status (TPS): https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/tempo...

*Information about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS): https://supportkind.org/wp-content/up...

*Information about applying for a U-Visa: https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/fi...

*Information about applying for a T-Visa: https://static1.squarespace.com/stati... ; https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/fi...

*Information about VAWA: https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/fi... https://immigrantjustice.org/media/30... https://www.firrp.org/media/VAWA-Guid...

*Information about ten-year cancellation of removal: https://firrp.org/wp-content/uploads/...

*Information about family visa petitions: https://travel.state.gov/content/trav...

*Information about adjustment of status: https://www.boundless.com/immigration...

*For more information visit the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP)’s website at: https://help.asylumadvocacy.org/.

Note: This information is for individuals seeking asylum in the United States and is not a substitute for advice from an attorney.