Asylum

Will I Need a Phoenix Asylum Attorney to Seek Asylum?

Written by Diamondback Legal on December 1, 2022

Title 8 U.S. Code § 1158 is the federal law establishing that any alien physically present in the United States or arriving in the United States, irrespective of their status, can apply for asylum per this section or Title 8 U.S. Code 1225(b). A person who can relocate and live safely within their home country…

What is the Asylum Process in the United States?

Written by Diamondback Legal on August 3, 2022

American law provides that asylum can be granted to aliens who are able to establish that they have a well-founded fear of persecution should they be forced to return to their country of citizenship or last habitual residence. Such persecution must be on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or…