https://immigrationlawinsider.com/The asylum and immigration court blog from Usher Law Groupen-usThu, 05 Nov 2026 19:45:51 +0000 https://immigrationlawinsider.com/frivolous-asylum-application.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/frivolous-asylum-application.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Fees and formsThe I-589 carries a warning many people sign without reading. It points to one of the harshest penalties in immigration law: a permanent bar from almost every benefit. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/particular-social-group-2026.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/particular-social-group-2026.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000RulingsMembership in a particular social group is the most argued of the five protected grounds. A run of 2025 and 2026 decisions has made these claims harder, and the way a group is defined now matters more than ever. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/travel-while-asylum-pending.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/travel-while-asylum-pending.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsA family emergency abroad can feel impossible to ignore. But leaving the country, even briefly, can end an asylum application. Two rules decide what happens. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/voluntary-departure.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/voluntary-departure.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Appeals and motionsAn immigration judge can let you leave the country on your own instead of being ordered removed. It can help your future, but only if you follow every condition. Missing one makes it worse. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/change-of-address-eoir-33.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/change-of-address-eoir-33.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Immigration courtMissing a hearing because the notice went to an old address is one of the most common ways people lose their case. Two short forms prevent it. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/corroboration-asylum-evidence.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/corroboration-asylum-evidence.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsThe law lets credible testimony carry an asylum case on its own. It also lets the judge require evidence that backs it up, unless you cannot reasonably get it. Both halves matter. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/supreme-court-immigration-cases-2026.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/supreme-court-immigration-cases-2026.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000RulingsThe Court has agreed to decide whether former asylees can still get green cards, whether the government's third-country removal policy is lawful, and who must be detained during removal cases. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/interpreters-interview-and-court.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/interpreters-interview-and-court.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Immigration courtYour case is told in your words. The rules on who interprets them are different at USCIS and in immigration court, and a mistake can count as missing your interview. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/missed-biometrics-appointment.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/missed-biometrics-appointment.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Fees and formsBiometrics look like a formality. The rules treat them as a requirement, at USCIS and in immigration court, and a missed appointment without good cause can end the application. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/work-permit-after-judge-denies.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/work-permit-after-judge-denies.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Work permitsA denial in immigration court starts a 30-day clock on your work authorization. A timely appeal to the Board stops it. Here is how the rule works, step by step. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/humanitarian-asylum.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/humanitarian-asylum.htmlMon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsAsylum usually looks forward, at what could happen if you return. One provision looks back, at the severity of what already happened, and at other serious harm you could face. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/nexus-one-central-reason.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/nexus-one-central-reason.htmlSun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsMany strong asylum cases are lost on one question: why did they target you? The law calls it nexus, and the test is whether a protected ground was at least one central reason. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/asylum-for-your-family.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/asylum-for-your-family.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsAsylum can protect your family along with you, but only if the paperwork is right. Here is how family members are listed, included and brought here. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/change-of-venue.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/change-of-venue.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Immigration courtMoving does not move your case. Only the immigration judge can change venue, only for good cause, and only on a written motion. Until then, your hearings stay where they are. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/notice-to-appear.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/notice-to-appear.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Immigration courtThe Notice to Appear is the paper that starts a removal case. Read it the day it arrives: the address on it, and the date and place it lists, decide a lot about what happens next. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/petition-for-review.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/petition-for-review.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Appeals and motionsWhen the Board of Immigration Appeals denies an asylum appeal, the next step is a federal court of appeals. The deadline is short, the standard is hard, and filing does not stop removal on its own. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/credible-fear-interview.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/credible-fear-interview.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsA fear screening is often the first time anyone in the government hears why you cannot go back. The rules for these interviews have shifted several times since 2024. Here is where they stood as of October 6, 2026. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/master-calendar-hearing.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/master-calendar-hearing.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Immigration courtThe first hearing is short, but it starts the clock on your case. Here is what the judge will ask, which deadlines begin, and what to have with you. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/past-persecution-presumption.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/past-persecution-presumption.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Asylum basicsProving you were already persecuted changes the whole case. It shifts the burden to the government on key questions, and it can support asylum even when the danger has changed. https://immigrationlawinsider.com/asylum-annual-fee.htmlhttps://immigrationlawinsider.com/asylum-annual-fee.htmlSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Fees and formsAsylum now carries a yearly fee for as long as the case is pending. A federal court has paused the penalties for now, but the fee itself is still being charged.