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USCIS Issues New Instructions for Filing Asylum Applications with USCIS After EOIR Dismissal or Termination of Removal Proceedings

10/13/23 AILA Doc. No. 23101398. Asylum, Removal & Relief

AILA has been pushing for additional guidance, including:

AILA Asylum & Refugee Committee Requests Guidance from DHS on Asylum Applications Processing after the Doyle Memo – May 18, 2022
AILA’s Asylum & Refugee Committee Sends Follow-Up Letter to USCIS Requesting Guidance on the Doyle Memo – May 9, 2023

USCIS issued new instructions for asylum applications submitted by individuals whose removal proceedings were dismissed or terminated by EOIR.

Effective 10/16/23, if EOIR dismisses or terminates removal proceedings and the applicant chooses to pursue a claim for asylum, Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal must be submitted to the USCIS lockbox with jurisdiction over the place of residence. If there is a pending asylum application when EOIR dismisses or terminates removal proceedings, any additional or updated information regarding the asylum claim should be submitted with the Form I-589.

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 23101398.