Updates for ASAP Members – February 2026

ASAP members: ASAP now has more than 735,000 members. During difficult times, we are proud to stand alongside you. Please read our February update below.

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• In December, you told us that work permits are your top priority. Please complete this work permit survey to tell us your biggest concerns [Survey is closed].   

Recent News

• Unfortunately, immigration judges and USCIS can require the annual asylum fee again. The fee is now $102. If you do not pay the annual asylum fee by the deadline the government sets in your case, your asylum application could be denied or dismissed. Read more about the immigration court annual asylum fee and the USCIS annual asylum fee, including how to know if your fee is due and how to pay it. 

• Previously, the annual asylum fee was paused because of ASAP members’ lawsuit. But on February 2, 2026, the judge ended that pause. 

• There is an updated work permit application. To receive a social security card for the first time, you must now apply separately, after you receive a work permit. Learn how to apply for a work permit and social security number. 

• Read questions and answers about immigration court hearings and ICE check-ins. 

• Read information about preparing in case of an emergency. 

• Unfortunately, TPS for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua have ended, but immigrants are continuing to fight the termination through a lawsuit. TPS for Burma (Myanmar), Ethiopia, Haiti, South Sudan, and Syria are valid for now, thanks to immigrants’ victories in court. Read updates for every country with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

• See more updates about how laws are changing.

Resources for members

• Search for a lawyer and other services.

• Read answers to more than 100 common immigration questions.

• Watch videos about asylum, work permits, and more.

• Look up your ASAP membership card.

• Learn how members can ask questions to ASAP.

• Are you receiving these updates in the wrong language or to the wrong email or phone number? Fill out this form to update your contact information, to switch your language to English or Spanish, or to cancel your ASAP membership.

You can view previous updates for ASAP members here.