Asylum

Some studies suggest that there are as many as 89 million people displaced worldwide. For many of these individuals, their aim is to reach a place where they can find safety. Asylum is the legal process whereby those who have fled their homeland attempt to obtain...

Although American immigration laws are complicated, the nation typically enables foreign nationals to seek asylum here even if they have committed a crime. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office investigates all applications for asylum before...