Resources

The information contained herein is for reference only and may not be up to date. It does not constitute legal advice. You should always consult an attorney regarding your matter.

Legal Help Inquiry Form

Immigration Equality is a non-profit organization that provides free information and legal services to people who have been persecuted on account of their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status, or have…

Know your Rights

I am undocumented, is it safe for me to travel inside the U.S.? What about outside the U.S.? If you are undocumented, you should avoid long distance travel in the United States. Please note that most airports in the U.S. are considered to be border crossings.

Asylum Manual

Welcome to the third edition of Immigration Equality and the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center’s LGBTQ/HIV Asylum Manual. Fully updated in 2006, this edition is a web-based document that can be viewed…


Self-Help Asylum Guides

These guides provide information on how to apply for asylum based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status. It is always best if you can have a licensed attorney help you, but that is not always possible and you may have to file an asylum application on your own. These guides are here to help you.

Country Conditions Materials

To win asylum, an applicant must demonstrate that they fear being seriously harmed in their country of origin. Often, applicants establish this by submitting documents such as reports from national and…

Practice Advisories and Alerts

Immigration Equality, in collaboration with Oasis Legal Services and National Immigrant Justice Center, published an FAQ which provides important information concerning passports and immigration related identity documents in the wake of President…

Reports

“No Human Being Should Be Held There”: The Mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive People in U.S. Federal Immigration Jails (June 2024) Immigration Equality, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and Human Rights…

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