Table of Contents
- Preface & Acknowledgements
- Acronyms & Abbreviations
- 1. Asylum Law Basics: A Brief History
- 2. Asylum Law Basics: Sources of Law
- 3. Asylum Law Basics: Elements of Asylum Law
- 4. Precedential LGBTQ/H Asylum Cases
- 5. Immigration Basics: The One-Year Filing Deadline
- 6. Immigration Basics: Withholding of Removal
- 7. Immigration Basics: Relief Under CAT
- 8. Immigration Basics: Voluntary Departure
- 9. Immigration Basics: Real ID Act
- 10. Immigration Basics: Safe Third Country
- 11. Immigration Basics: Challenging Asylum Cases
- 12. Application Process: Working with Asylum Seekers
- 13. Application Process: Working with LGBTQ/H Asylum Seekers
- 14. Application Process: Elements of an Application
- 15. Application Process: Preparing the I-589
- 16. Application Process: Sample I-589
- 17. Application Process: Preparing the Asylum Declaration
- 18. Preparing the Application: Declaration Dos and Don’ts
- 19. Preparing the Application: Annotated Sample Declaration
- 20. Preparing the Application: Corroborating Client-Specific Documents
- 21. Preparing the Application: Corroborating Country Conditions
- 22. Preparing the Application: Indexed Country Conditions Sample
- 23. Preparing the Application: Sample Cover Letter
- 24. Preparing the Application: Assembling Everything
- 25. Affirmative Application Process
- 26. Immigration Court Proceedings
- 27. Board of Immigration Appeals
- 28. Federal Court Review
- 29. Detained Asylum Seekers
- 30. Obtaining an Employment Authorization Document
- 31. Asylee Status
- 32. Withholding Status
- 33. CAT Status
- Glossary
- Important Resources
This handbook is intended for use by pro bono attorneys and immigration attorneys working on LGBTQ/HIV asylum cases.
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