ASYLUM AND REFUGEE STATUS

ASYLUM AND REFUGEE INFORMATION

• INS's Asylum Homepage.

• How Do I Apply for Asylum?

• How Do I Get My Spouse and Children Derivative Asylum Status?

• How Do I Get Resettled in the U.S. As A Refugee?

• How Do I Apply for Derivative Refugee Status for My Spouse and Children?

• Asylum Request Memo - Office of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (3-22-00)

• Federal Court Recognizes Female Genital Mutilation As Ground for Asylum (7-9-99)

• EOIR Policy On UN Convention Against Torture (5-14-99)

• Department of Justice Issues Rule Under U.N. Torture Convention (2-26-99)

• INS Issues Guidelines for Children's Asylum Cases (12-10-98)

• INS Fact Sheet on Asylum (10-29-98)

  ASYLUM RANKINGS OF IMMIGRATION JUDGES

• Asylum Grants and Denials by Immigration Judges (1995-99)

• Study of Immigration Judges' Asylum Decisions (1995-99) By San Jose Mercury News (October 17, 2000)

• Statistical Breakdown of Immigration Judges' Asylum Decisions (1995-99) By San Jose Mercury News (October 17, 2000)

  PENDING ASYLUM LEGISLATION

• Elimination of Annual Limitation on Number of Asylees Who May Adjust Status (3-1-00)

  TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

• How Do I Apply For Temporary Protected Status?

• INS's Temporary Protected Status Chart

  ASYLUM ARTICLES AND REPORTS

• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: The Forgotten Registers: The Plight of Conscientious Objectors To Military Service After the Conflict in Kosovo - Amnesty International (October 1999)

• Lost in the Labyrinth: Detention of Asylum-Seekers - Amnesty International (September 1999)

• Refugees Behind Bars: The Imprisonment of Asylum Seekers in the Wake of the 1996 Immigration Act - Lawyers Committee For Human Rights (August 1999)

• Locked Away: Immigration Detainees in Jails in the U.S. - Human Rights Watch Report (September 1998)

• New Asylum Laws: Undermining An American Ideal (by Michele R. Piston)

• Closing the Asylum Door

• Seeking Asylum in the U.S.

  ASYLUM AND HUMAN RIGHTS LINKS

• Africa Policy Information Center

• Amnesty International

• Asylumlaw.org - "Helping Win Asylum Cases Worldwide"

• Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

• DIANA International Human Rights Database

• Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet

• Fourth World Documentation Project

• Getting Online For Human Rights: FAQ's and Answers About Using the Internet in Human Rights Work

• Huaren (Chinese Diaspora)

• Human Rights - Asia Pacific

• Human Rights Documentation Exchange

• Human Rights in China

• Human Rights Internet

• Human Rights Library University of Minnesota

• Human Rights Watch

• Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

• International Rescue Committee

• Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights

• Oneworld.net

• PeaceNet

• Physicians for Human Rights

• Refugee Caselaw Site (University of Michigan Law School)

• Refugee Law Center

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (REFWORLD)

• U.S. Committee for Refugees

• Womens' Commission for Refugee Women and Children

  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

• 1999 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2-25-00)

• 1998 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2-26-99)

• Statement of Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Relations and Human Rights Regarding the 1998 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights (2-26-99)

• 1997 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights

• U.S. Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus of Christians (7-22-97)

• Designation of Foreign Terrorist Organizations

• 1997 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report

  KOSOVO ALBANIAN REFUGEES

• Press Release: INS Expands and Extends Relief for Kosovars Already in the U.S. (6-8-99)

• Fact Sheet: INS Refugee Processing for Kosovo Albanians (5-5-99)

• Network of Local Organizations Who Will Resettle Kosovar Refugees

  HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION FAIRNESS ACT (HRIFA)

• INS Issues Reminder For Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (2-15-00)

• Q & A: Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (5-11-99)

• News Release: INS Announces HRIFA Procedures (5-11-99)

• INS Fact Sheet: HRIFA At-a-Glance (5-11-99)

  CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT

• The Strange and Sad Saga of Elian Gonzalez

• Elian Gonzalez v. Reno - Decision of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

• News Release: Clarification of Eligibility under the Cuban Adjustment Act (4-26-99)