Asylum seekers must present themselves at a port of entry. Migrants are illegal immigrants that are being treated with an asylum status that they are by definition invalid for.
This is what's weird to me. They are supposed to present themselves at a port of entry, but the law also states as long as they apply for asylum within a year of being in the US then that counts as well? Or do they have to prove they came through legally at a port of entry? And they have to be living in the US to be able to apply. But they still have the CLP rule in place at the southern border.
If approved, asylum is usually granted within 6 months, and then they're eligible for a green card a year after. I think they made it even easier for people from Afghanistan during that whole Biden fiasco.
I think what a lot of people here don't understand is that when an illegal immigrant is on US soil and makes an asylum claim, they are given a legal status. They may have entered the country illegally, but according to the laws we currently have on the books, anyone can claim asylum and receive a hearing to validate their claims.
This is a path for LEGAL immigrants to get citizenship. The proposal would allow ILLEGAL immigrants to get citizenship.
Thank you for the clarification! ☺️
There are loopholes with the refugee and asylum statuses, though, with a quick path from illegal to legal immigration status.
Asylum seekers must present themselves at a port of entry. Migrants are illegal immigrants that are being treated with an asylum status that they are by definition invalid for.
This is what's weird to me. They are supposed to present themselves at a port of entry, but the law also states as long as they apply for asylum within a year of being in the US then that counts as well? Or do they have to prove they came through legally at a port of entry? And they have to be living in the US to be able to apply. But they still have the CLP rule in place at the southern border.
If approved, asylum is usually granted within 6 months, and then they're eligible for a green card a year after. I think they made it even easier for people from Afghanistan during that whole Biden fiasco.
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum
I think what a lot of people here don't understand is that when an illegal immigrant is on US soil and makes an asylum claim, they are given a legal status. They may have entered the country illegally, but according to the laws we currently have on the books, anyone can claim asylum and receive a hearing to validate their claims.
I still don't trust them.