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Terrorism Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG)
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Asylum, General
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Asylum
Download ResourceAsylum Bar Questions
A list of examples of questions asked of all asylum applicants in order to assess whether a statutory bar to asylum exists. This is a non-exhaustive list and a sample of potential questions that may be asked of your client during the asylum interview.
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Download ResourceQ&A, TRIG and Exemptions for Afghans (June 2022)
Q&A from June 2022 HRF TRIG training with Anwen Hughes.
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Download ResourceUSCIS: TRIG Instructor Guide (2012)
TRIG instructions guide.
Asylum
Download ResourceVECINA: History of Afghanistan’s Government, Opposition Groups, and Support Groups
A history of Afghanistan’s government, opposition groups, and support groups.
Asylum
Download ResourceTRIG Exemptions: Relevant statutory provisions (Jan 2022)
A guide on relevant statutory provisions for asylum.
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Download ResourceTRIG Exemptions Implemented to Date (Jan 2022)
A presentation on TRIG exemptions to date.
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Download ResourceUSCIS: DHS Implements Exemption Authority for Certain TRIG Grounds for Cases with Administratively Final Orders (Oct 2008)
Fact sheet on cases in removal proceedings.
Asylum, General
Learn MoreVIDEO: TRIG and the Taliban (Dec 2021)
TA training on the INA’s Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG), which operate as bars to asylum and virtually all other forms of immigration relief.