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Asylum Program Newsletter – December 2023

Asylum Program Newsletter – December 2023

Case Profile: DV Survivor Granted Asylum Seven Years After Applying “In Honduras, a dead woman is just a statistic.” – Mother of murder victim Contracorriente, August 8, 2020 Having requested asylum in 2016, a Honduran survivor of extreme domestic violence and her two...
Asylum Program Newsletter – December 2023

An Appeal from the APA Board of Directors

The ship is sinking. Your lifeboat has room for only a few. Whom do you choose to pull to safety? Whom do you leave to swim with the sharks? With the urgent need for legal representation for asylum seekers and torture survivors far outstripping the Asylum Program’s...
Asylum Granted! “Georges”

Asylum Granted! “Georges”

AFRICA — Georges was at his home in east Africa when government security agents came calling. For no apparent reason, they took him to headquarters for interrogation. Under duress, he agreed to show his “patriotism” by spying on someone he had met through his work;...