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Practice Alert: Proposed Criminal Bars to Asylum: Intersection with New and Proposed Asylum Regulations

In this practice alert, we will summarize the proposed changes to the PSC definition and identify the potential impact of the expanded PSC bar on applicants for asylum and employment authorization. Attached to this alert is Appendix A, which highlights the intersection of each of the rules with the PSC bar.

National Immigration Project Practice advisory Jul 9, 2020 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from National Immigration Project on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Asylum Crimes and categorical approach Employment

Workflows

Asylum merits package Crim-imm screening

Forums

Cross-forum

Jurisdictions

National