Asylee means any person lawfully present in the United States who possesses an I-94 card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, on which it states "asylum status granted indefinitely pursuant to Section 208 of the Immigration & Nationality Act";
Asylee means an individual who is physically present in the US or at a border or port of entry and who has been granted political asylum by the US Attorney General. An applicant for political asylum does not meet the immigration status requirement for Refugee Assistance until asylum has been granted.
Asylee means an alien living in the United States who is unable or unwilling to return to the country of the person’s nationality (or the place where the person last lived) or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Fear of persecution may be based on the alien’s race, religion, nationality, social status, or political opinion.
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More Definitions of Asylee
Asylee means a foreign national who has been granted asylum under this law, as well as a foreign national who has been granted a refugee status under the previous legislation;
Asylee means any alien who has received a grant of asylum under section 208 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1158, from either United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), or its predecessor Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), or the Executive Office of Immigration Review (“EOIR”) from either an Immigration Judge (“IJ”) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”).
Asylee means any person lawfully present in the United States who possesses an I-94 card issued by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, on which it states "asylum status
Asylee means a refugee who has been granted asylum pursuant to the provisions of this Law.
Asylee means a refugee granted asylum under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Most asylees are granted asylum after arriving in the United States. Others are admitted to the United States from another country so that they can join a family member who has already received asylum.¶