Asylum

Thinking about switching your asylum lawyer after a bad second opinion? Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin warns this could be a trap — some attorneys criticize your current lawyer to steal your case, then blame them if things go wrong.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin warns: using AI to prepare asylum documents is dangerous. It produces confident-sounding but potentially wrong answers — and in asylum cases, that mistake could cost you everything.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what a "visiting judge" status means for your asylum case and exactly what steps to take when no hearing link appears.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains what to include — and cut — when writing your asylum story to give it the best chance of success.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why prosecutors appeal nearly every asylum win and what you can do to protect your case.

What happens when your immigration judge is in a different city? Attorney Ilya Fishkin explains whether your asylum hearing will be via WebEx or in person.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why a first-draft asylum story is rarely court-ready and what's at stake if it goes unrevised.

Dalia has lived and worked legally in the United States for over 25 years. She owns a home, holds a professional job, and has no family left in El Salvador. Now, after a Supreme Court ruling stripped TPS holders of their main legal shield against deportation, she — and nearly one million others — are waiting to find out if everything they built here can be taken away.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why you must build your asylum case now — even if your hearing is years away. Delays can cost you everything.

Immigration attorney Ilya Fishkin explains why getting a new passport during a pending asylum case can seriously weaken your claim in immigration court.

More than 350,000 Haitian migrants in the US are waiting to find out if they will lose the legal protection that lets them live and work here. The US Supreme Court already gave the Trump administration the green light to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians — but now, members of the president's own party are saying that would be a serious mistake. The fight is not over yet, and what happens next in the Senate could determine the future for hundreds of thousands of people.

If you have an asylum case pending in the US, a new government rule may require you to pay fees you have never paid before — and missing a payment could get your case rejected. The Annual Asylum Fee is now active after a court block was lifted in early 2026. USCIS is already sending notices, and the clock is ticking.

One Supreme Court decision put 330,000 Haitian TPS holders at risk of deportation almost overnight. In Brooklyn's Little Haiti, workers, nurses, and caregivers are asking the same question: what happens to us now? Their work permits expired July 1, and the clock is ticking.

A man from Downers Grove, Illinois, promised immigrants he could get them asylum — but he was not a lawyer, and the documents he filed were fake. On May 7, 2026, a federal judge sentenced Jose Gregorio Sosa Cardona to nine years in prison. His case is a warning for anyone going through the asylum application process in the US.

At least 920 people are dead after earthquakes struck Venezuela, and now Venezuelan immigrants in Miami are fighting to keep their legal status in the US. At the same time, ICE has recorded its 20th detention death this year — and the United Nations is demanding answers. Here is what is happening and what it means for you.