Jason Dzubow

The Time to Prepare for Your Asylum Interview Is Now Since it is not possible to know when you might be scheduled for an #asylum interview, or how much advanced notice you will have before the interview, the best approach is to get ready now. asylumist.com/2025/05/14/the…

Immigration Court to Asylum Seekers: “Explain Yourself or Die!” A new policy allows Immigration Judges to “pretermit” (deny) #asylum cases without a hearing if the applicant has failed to state a claim for protection. asylumist.com/2025/04/30/imm…

Climate #Refugees: Environmental and Immigration Law Under the Trump Administration Although it is the single largest contributor to #ClimateChange, the United States has offered no meaningful method of relocation from climate disasters. asylumist.com/2025/04/23/cli…

Asylum Fraud Is Real, But It’s Not What You Think The most pervasive and dangerous fraud comes not from #asylum seekers, but from an unexpected source: the Asylum Office itself. asylumist.com/2025/04/09/asy…

Targeting Pro-Palestinian Students (and Why That’s Bad for the Jews) Under an obscure provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Trump Administration has been targeting pro-Palestinian activists for deportation. asylumist.com/2025/04/02/tar…

@PattiLyman1 I hope all is well

@asylumist Thanks for highlighting that EO, Jason…

The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Lawyers The Trump Administration has issued an Executive Order targeting #immigration lawyers who “engage in actions that violate the laws of the United States or rules governing attorney conduct.” asylumist.com/2025/03/26/the…

Trump Administration to Asylum Officers and IJs: Go Faster! The Administration is pressuring #asylum officers and Immigration Judges to adjudicate more cases: asylumist.com/2025/03/19/tru…

Can You Be Deported to a Third Country If You Have Withholding of Removal? The government has started deporting some migrants to third countries. What about people who have Withholding of Removal or protection under the Torture Convention? asylumist.com/2025/03/12/can…

@BlakeKochCA Thank you - I hope it turns out to be wrong

@asylumist Loved this article!

“Massacre” at the BIA Portends Bigger Changes at #EOIR The BIA mass firings are only the beginning. It seems the Trump Administration plans to radically re-make the Immigration Courts and dramatically reduce due process protections for non-citizens. asylumist.com/2025/02/26/mas…

Ice Raids: Ambition Meets Reality Now that he is in office, President Trump's pledge to deport "millions" of non-citizens is colliding with reality, and it appears that the new Administration is falling short of its goals–at least for the time being. asylumist.com/2025/02/19/ice…

If #TPS Is Cancelled, Could #asylum Be an Option? For Venezuelans and people from other countries who may lose Temporary Protected Status, what are the options? asylumist.com/2025/02/05/if-…

Are Asylum Seekers Safe from ICE? There are probably 4+ million #asylum seekers in the USA. These are people who filed an application for asylum with the Asylum Office or Immigration Court. Are such people safe from detention and deportation by ICE? asylumist.com/2025/01/29/are…

@miradam2001 Thank you - you too!

The #Trump Administration’s Opening Salvos Here, we’ll discuss some of the President’s initial executive orders and how they might affect #asylum seekers and other non-citizens in the US of A. asylumist.com/2025/01/22/the…

What We Will Lose A recent consultation with a potential #asylum seeker got me thinking about all we are about to lose once the new Administration takes office. asylumist.com/2025/01/15/wha…

@KoKo82130914 Thank you - you too

@asylumist May this new year be full of blessings 🍀@ Jason

Top Nine Reasons for Optimism in 2025 Despite the incoming Administration’s promises of mass deportation, travel bans,  and general nastiness, there are some reasons to be hopeful in 2025. asylumist.com/2025/01/01/top…

Detention Tension The incoming #Trump Administration has promised to detain many more #immigrants and #asylum seekers. Here, we will discuss what happens when an immigrant is detained, and how to prepare for that possibility. asylumist.com/2025/01/08/det…