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The overall backlog of applications stood at 98,599 as of December 28. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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An in-country applicant for asylum is eligible for a work permit (employment authorization) after their application for asylum has been pending for 365 days. [63] If an asylum seeker is recognized as a refugee, he or she may apply for lawful permanent residence status (a green card) one year after being granted asylum.
The Refugee Council estimates the number of asylum applications waiting to be determined could stand at 118,063 in January. Clearing asylum backlog could see ‘62,000 more migrants recognised as ...
As of 2020, the backlog of asylum claims consists of more than 290,000 applicants. [34] During the 1970s and 1980s, United States asylum policy focused on Southeastern Asia due to the Vietnam War. The United States increased the number of European refugees in 1989 by accepting Soviet refugees and in 1999 by accepting Kosovar refugees.
The Government’s current business case for reform of the asylum system is ‘incomplete and unrealistic’, according to the Public Accounts Committee. Effort to clear asylum backlog could shift ...