New Procedure for Asylum Seekers in DHS Custody

Announcements, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, News

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) announced that beginning January 4, 2010, it will release from DHS custody, arriving foreign nationals who seeking asylum who can show that they have a credible fear of persecution or torture. The new policy will allow these asylum seekers to be released from DHS custody and be paroled into the U.S. Parole is a temporary authorization [...]