A USCIS online account offers a variety of features, including the ability to communicate directly with USCIS about your application through a secure inbox. Inadmissible aliens, some seeking asylum, ...

When Erika Salamanca journeyed to the United States, she brought her daughter on her hip with hope for more opportunities for her child. Desperate to escape gang violence, Salamanca fled El Salvador ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the opening of a new Asylum Application Help Center, which hopes to offer thousands of asylum seekers assistance completing and filing asylum applications as ...

A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily paused the government’s rollout of a new annual asylum application fee, citing confusion and inconsistent policies between federal agencies. Judge ...

A. With your asylum application pending, you can travel abroad and return to the United States if U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services gives you permission called “advance parole.” You apply ...

USCIS is increasing certain immigration fees from January 1, 2026. Applications submitted on or after this date require ...

Some people applying for immigration benefits will have to pay hundreds of dollars more in additional fees because of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a law passed in July 2025. USCIS began collecting ...

As Mayor Eric Adams’ administration continues to pursue limits on stays in shelter for asylum-seekers amid an ongoing influx, several City Council members raised concerns on Wednesday that the limits ...

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