Recent Posts in Asylum Category
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Posted on Jul 29, 2017
Despite record highs when it came to removal rates, Obama's immigration policies were focused on undocumented immigrants who had committed serious or violent crimes. Prioritizing enforcement ...
Posted on Apr 28, 2012
A man in the Wisconsin area is reportedly seeking asylum to stay in the U.S., but he is currently facing deportation. According to reports, the Nigerian man is trying to persuade immigration officials ...
Posted on Feb 4, 2012
A former Ecuadorean newspaper columnist is reportedly seeking U.S. asylum. According to reports, he currently faces prison and millions of dollars in fines for his criticism of President Rafael ...
Posted on Feb 1, 2012
A student in the Seattle, Washington area is reportedly seeking asylum after losing his father at a young age and losing his mother in a deportation. According to reports, his mother lost her asylum ...
Posted on Jul 15, 2011
An asylum seeker's son has reportedly been deported to South Africa. According to reports, the man's mother is seeking asylum although she has previously had the request denied. Now, the son has been ...
Posted on Jan 15, 2011
Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez has been seeking asylum in the U.S. and may soon find out his fate. He reportedly believes his life is in danger in Mexico and has done everything asked of him ...
Posted on Nov 6, 2010
A man's asylum case is reportedly being reopened by the federal government as he was 40 minutes late to a 1995 immigrant hearing. The Yugoslavian man was seeking asylum from the war torn area, but has ...
Posted on Oct 11, 2010
A gay Saudi diplomat is currently seeking asylum in the U.S. as he believes he will likely face death if he returns home. Ali Ahmad Asseri was stationed at the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles and now ...
Posted on Sep 15, 2010
A Mexican television cameraman was kidnapped and tortured is now seeking asylum in the United States as he feels that his government can no longer protect him. The kidnappers were reportedly seeking ...
Posted on Jun 2, 2010
President Barak Obama's aunt has been granted asylum to stay in the United State where she had been as an illegal immigrant. Zeituni Onyango faced deportation as she is originally from Kenya. With ...
Posted on Apr 18, 2010
A student has been deported due to his father's legal status in the United States. The father had brought his family to the United States 16 years ago in search of political asylum from Bangladesh. ...
Posted on Apr 16, 2010
Many in Mexico are seeking asylum in the U.S. due to threats from drug traffickers. Currently, the U.S. is granting asylum to many fleeing from Mexico due to the increase in drug war violence. In the ...
Posted on Apr 7, 2010
A Jamaican tennis pro is dealing with a deportation case in Hawaii. He is arguing that his help in catching a murderer should allow him to remain in this country. Dennis Rozetta will be heading to ...
Posted on Mar 22, 2010
Federal immigration courts are backlogged with hearing of deportation, political asylum and other immigration cases due to a number of judge positions being unfilled. The wait for a hearing is longer ...
Posted on Dec 18, 2009
Recently, the Obama administration informed that nation that it will stop detaining asylum seekers if they have reasonable fear of persecution in their home countries. In order to be released, asylum ...
Posted on Dec 3, 2009
Whether you are applying for a work visa, you are petitioning for citizenship, or you need help fighting a deportation order, there are many benefits to working with a skilled immigration attorney. ...
Posted on Nov 29, 2009
In San Francisco, a man by the name of Lassaad Bokri, 38, was found stabbed to death in the pizzeria where he was employed. Bokri sought asylum in the United States because he feared persecution in ...
Posted on Nov 23, 2009
A U.S. soldier's rejected application for asylum will be reviewed by the Canadian refugee board. Private Bethany Smith, 21, is seeking asylum in Canada after another Army soldier "outed" her to ...
Posted on Aug 8, 2009
In the state of Tennessee, it is reported that at least 3 women are seeking asylum. The women plan to obtain asylum through a limited path that has been opened by President Obama's administration. The ...
Posted on Jun 29, 2009
Five people were convicted by a jury in Sacramento, Calif. for their involvement in an elaborate asylum scam. All five defendants, which included three lawyers and two interpreters, were convicted of ...
Posted on Mar 26, 2009
Due to the violent drug war currently underway in Mexico, thousands of Mexican citizens have begun seeking asylum in the U.S. The number of asylum petitions from Mexican citizens increased from 1,331 ...
Posted on Mar 3, 2009
The Supreme Court has recently ruled that U.S. government officials have the right to determine the fate of a person seeking asylum in the U.S. who was forced into persecuting, torturing, or murdering ...
Posted on Feb 5, 2009
A Guatemalan woman who entered the United States illegally has been granted asylum. Maira Farfan Maldonado was one of 31 janitors arrested last year during an immigration raid on Rhode Island ...
Posted on Dec 8, 2008
A soldier from Cleveland is seeking asylum in Germany after going AWOL over a year and a half ago. Specialist Andre Shepherd worked as an Apache helicopter mechanic in Iraq, but was based in Germany ...
Posted on Nov 7, 2008
The pacifist son of Osama bin Laden has appealed the Spanish government's decision to deny him political asylum in the country. Omar bin Laden requested political asylum from the Spanish government ...
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