Political Opinion

NIJC’s asylum manual provides an overview of the U.S. asylum process and provides basic guidelines for attorneys representing asylum seekers. None of these materials should be considered legal advice. Individuals are strongly encouraged to seek counsel from qualified immigration attorneys or Board of Immigration Appeals-accredited representatives before submitting applications for asylum.

Video of Human Rights First asylum law training.

This document provides a comprehensive overview of asylum law and withholding of removal.

List of Taliban policies violating women’s rights in Afghanistan.

Information on the return of Afghanistan’s “Vice and Virtue” ministry.

Information on Afghan women fleeing abuse and the loss of vital protections underTaliban-rule.

Taliban abuses of women in Afghanistan.

Information on explosive weapons attacks on Afghanistan schools.

Education and social restrictions in Afghanistan.

This module provides guidelines for adjudicating and considering immigration benefits, petitions, protections, and other immigration-related requests by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals.