Written by ASAP’s expert immigration lawyers · Updated
One of ASAP members’ top priorities is to make government practices more transparent and easier to understand. To help ASAP members understand government practices, ASAP can request information from the government using a law called the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). ASAP then uses the documents we receive – along with insights from ASAP members and expert immigration attorneys – to produce resources explaining the current state of the immigration system.
Below are some of the documents that ASAP has received under the Freedom of Information Act. However, please note that some of the policies announced in the documents below have been challenged in court, and are no longer in practice. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our website, where you can learn how laws are changing for asylum seekers, get current answers to common questions, and more.
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) aims to provide factual information about current immigration laws. This information is not legal advice.
All legal content is written and legally reviewed by ASAP’s team of expert immigration lawyers. ASAP’s expert lawyers have decades of experience in immigration law and litigation. Collectively, they have won hundreds of cases. Our lawyers are admitted to the Bar in several U.S. states, hold law degrees from universities including Harvard, Yale, and UCLA, and have won multiple awards for their legal work.