AsylumUnderstanding the Affirmative Asylum Process in the United States
When individuals flee their home countries due to a well-founded fear of persecution, the United States offers a pathway called “affirmative asylum”. This process allows people already in the U.S. to apply for asylum through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Under the Refugee Act of 1980, which amended the Immigration and Nationality Act...










