The Trump Administration has announced a partial lifting of the pause on asylum applications that was enacted last fall following a violent incident involving two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. This pause had indefinitely halted all asylum adjudications filed and pending with USCIS, while applications pending with immigration courts remained unaffected.
Key Details:
- The pause on asylum applications is still in effect for citizens from 39 ‘high risk’ countries subject to the travel ban.
- The list of these countries is available in the comments of the original announcement.
- Asylum applications pending with immigration courts are not impacted by this pause.
- The administration has not specified the timeline for the full resumption of asylum adjudications.
This change may provide some relief to asylum seekers from countries not on the travel ban list, allowing them to proceed with their applications. Need help with your immigration case? Visit QuickFiling.us for professional immigration services.
Source: Tsui H. Yee