Applying for asylum
Subtitle: the U.S. system and policies
By: editors, Minjoon Son and Jimin Park
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781614702542
Subjects: Government policy; Political refugees; Right of Asylum
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Asylum and "credible fear" issues in U.S. immigration policy / Ruth Ellen Wasem; title: Asylum and withholding of removal relief convention against torture protections / U.S. Department of Justice; title: Female genital mutilation as persecution: when can it constitute a basis for asylum and withholding of removal / Yule Kim; title: Significant variation existed in asylum outcomes across immigration courts and judges / GAO; title: Agencies have taken actions to help ensure quality in the asylum adjudication process, but challenges remain / GAO.