Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity

Seeking asylum in the United States can be a long, difficult, and confusing process. Even if you have a lawyer to represent you, navigating the asylum system can be a challenge. Asylum law expert Jason Dzubow has helped hundreds of people obtain protection in the United States. Since 2010, he has been writing about asylum issues and answering questions on his blog The Asylumist. In this new book, The Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity, Mr. Dzubow has collected his most helpful and popular blog posts, updated them, and sorted them by topic. This book covers issues such as presenting an effective application for asylum and avoiding common pitfalls, alternative paths to obtaining legal status in the United States, how to work effectively with a lawyer, and how to find a pro bono (free) attorney to assist with your case. The Asylumist walks you step-by-step through the process at the Asylum Office, the Immigration Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals, and helps you better understand such issues as traveling outside the U.S. while your case is pending or after asylum is granted, working with an interpreter, and how to deal with delay. Mr. Dzubow also provides advice for lawyers interested in an asylum law career and discusses how the Biden Administration can improve our nation’s dysfunctional asylum system.Whether you are thinking about filing for asylum or already have a case pending before the Asylum Office or the Immigration Court, The Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity will help you better understand the process and will empower you to present the best possible application for protection in the United States.