USCIS

Community explainer from the National Immigration Project describing the July 28, 2026 USCIS Interim Final Rule on “pretermission” of asylum applications at the Asylum Office, explaining how the rule may impact asylum seekers, and providing possible next steps. Available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Published August 12, 2026.

USCIS Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate (RAIO)’s Asylum Division Officer Training Course on the One-Year Filing Deadline. The lesson explains the one-year bar to applying for asylum, including statute and implementing regulations, the standard of proof, and exceptions, with examples. Revised May 6, 2013.

Initial guidance from Human Rights First discussing the new Interim Final Rule (IFR) published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on July 28, 2026. The IFR authorizes the Asylum Office to refer certain affirmative asylum applications into removal proceedings in immigration court without ever conducting an interview. This guidance provides an overview of the […]

Documents uploaded by the National Immigration Project (last updated on March 13, 2025) that include charts containing links to frequently used Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) asylum regulations and analogous 208 series Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations that are currently in effect. U.S. government websites continue to post enjoined asylum regulations that are […]

Explainer published by the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) on December 3, 2025, listing immigration policies announced by the Trump Administration in November and December 2025 and explaining their general impact.