Other Topics

Click on the links below to read answers to other common questions that members of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) have asked. 

Non-Immigration topics

• Driver’s licenses

• Food assistance

• School

• Health care and mental health

• Domestic violence and emergencies

• Taxes

• Bank accounts and credit cards

• Social security numbers 

• General government benefits and the “public charge” rule

• Unemployment

• Other local services

• New York resources

Immigration raids, detention, deportation, and the border

• Safety measures

• Immigration detention 

• The Mexico-U.S. border

• Deportation to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Mexico (resources from other organizations here and here)

Immigration lawyers and scams

• Find a trustworthy immigration lawyer

• Avoid immigration scams 

• Steps if you are not satisfied with your lawyer

• Steps if you are the victim of an immigration scam

Other

• Asylum seekers under 18 years old

• Applying for permanent residence after winning asylum

• Lawsuits

• U.S. Congress

• Sample documents

• More