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1. guides.sll.texas.gov › immigration-law › refugees-asylumRefugees & Asylum Seekers - Texas State Law Library

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   Jul 17, 2024 · Federal Law. U.S. Code, Title 8, Chapter 12, Section 1101. Also known as The Refugee Act of 1980, this law created a system for the admission, resettlement, and absorption of refugees to the United States. Defines "refugee" as any person who is unable to return to their own country because of "a well-founded fear of persecution on account of ...

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2. www.supremecourt.gov › OT2020 › 19-897The Difference Between Asylum and Withholding of Removal

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   This definition was incorporated into U.S. immigration law in the Refugee Act of 1980. 5. As a signatory to the 1967 Protocol, and through U.S. immigration law, the United States has legal obligations to provide protection to those who qualify as refugees. The Refugee Act established two paths to obtain

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3. www.simonimmigrationlaw.com › blog › 2023Asylum Seekers in Texas: The Legal Process and Humanitarian ...

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   Nov 1, 2023 · The Asylum Application Process. The legal process for asylum seekers in Texas is complex, and navigating it can be daunting. Here is an overview of the asylum application process: Filing the Asylum Application: Asylum seekers must submit their application within one year of their arrival in the United States. This application is typically filed ...

4. texaslawhelp.org › guide › asylum-guideAsylum Guide - Texas Law Help

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   Apr 1, 2022 · An Asylum officer will determine whether you: (1) are eligible to apply for asylum, (2) meet the definition of a refugee in section 101(a)(42)(A) of the INA, and (3) are barred from being granted asylum under section 208(b)(2) of the INA. A supervisory asylum officer reviews the asylum officer’s decision to ensure it is consistent with the law.

5. www.justice.gov › eoir › pageMatter of Daniel Girmai NEGUSIE, Respondent

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   Nov 11, 2019 · On October 18, 2018, Attorney General Sessions directed the Board of Immigration Appeals (“Board”) to refer for review its June 28, 2018 decision in this matter. Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 481 (A.G. 2018); Matter of Negusie, 27 I&N Dec. 347 (BIA 2018). To assist in this review, the order invited the parties and any interested amici to ...

6. www.texasstandard.org › stories › the-asylum-trapThe Asylum Trap: ‘Stuck In Legal Purgatory’ - Texas Standard

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   Oct 21, 2020 · The Asylum Trap: ‘Stuck In Legal Purgatory’. Since the pandemic started, asylum seekers waiting in Mexico have had their immigration court hearings postponed — again and again. With their lives and asylum cases on indefinite hold, some consider other options. By Mallory Falk October 21, 2020 9:35 am Border & Immigration, KERA, Partner ...

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   What are the laws governing asylum and refuge in the United States?

   • This page provides links to federal laws governing the processes for those seeking asylum and refuge in the United States and resources that help explain the law. Also known as The Refugee Act of 1980, this law created a system for the admission, resettlement, and absorption of refugees to the United States.

   Refugees & Asylum Seekers - Texas State Law Library

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   What is asylum status?

   • Asylum status is a form of protection available to people who meet the definition of refugee, are already in the United States, and are seeking admission at a port of entry. This page provides links to federal laws governing the processes for those seeking asylum and refuge in the United States and resources that help explain the law.

   Refugees & Asylum Seekers - Texas State Law Library

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   What are Texas immigration laws?

   • This guide provides information on Texas and federal immigration laws. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, refugee status or asylum may be granted to people who have been persecuted or fear they will be persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, and/or membership in a particular social group or political opinion.

   Refugees & Asylum Seekers - Texas State Law Library

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   Does Congress have vested discretion to deny asylum?

   • See supra note 13. That Congress vested discretion in the Attorney General (and hence in the Board as the Attorney General’s delegatee) to deny asylum to otherwise-eligible applicants does not mean that the discretion must be available in every conceivable case.

   Matter of Daniel Girmai NEGUSIE, Respondent

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   What is a nexus in a asylum application?

   • An Asylum applicant must show that the harm suffered was on account of one of the five protected grounds. This is often referred to as the “nexus.” Nexus: a link between the harm and a protected ground. A protected ground need not have been the sole reason for the inflicted harm but must have been “at least one central reason.”

   Substantive Law Lecture on Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and

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   Are Immigration Judges attempting to recreate a criminal case?

   • Unlike in domestic criminal cases, immigration judges and DHS “already face the overwhelming task of attempting to recreate, by a limited number of witnesses speaking through (often poor-quality) translation, events that took place years ago in foreign, usually impoverished countries.”

   Matter of Daniel Girmai NEGUSIE, Respondent

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8. icor.eoir.justice.gov › substantive_law_lectureSubstantive Law Lecture on Asylum, Withholding of Removal ...

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   • Provide a basic overview of the legal framework underlying Asylum, Withholding of Removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. • The information in this lecture is not a comprehensive review of the topics that will be covered in the model hearings.