let me tell you her story, I volunteer in a (nonprofit) immigration expert (I live in Madison, WI). We're currently working on a case for a trans woman from Saudi Arabia- as I understand it, it is a type of visa for 
asylum that she's applying for, and to get it she'll have to be employed fulltime (so it's either an asylum visa, or work visa... or both? I'm new to this field). I get the impression that Janice thinks this woman has 
a pretty viable chance- since she's not stated otherwise. But it'll be different with every state and every country. Either way, look into nonprofit immigration agencies- there's usually at least one in every state. 
There is a cost, but it's nothing compared to a "real" immigration lawyer, and getting approved without representation is very difficult
Label: no hate