Talking Immigration
Talking Immigration
Catarina Wignall
Asylum 101
28 minutes Posted Aug 24, 2020 at 5:00 am.
0:00
28:05
Download MP3
Show notes
What is asylum?
Is someone seeking asylum the same as a refugee?
When did the US begin to accept asylum seekers?
How does someone seeking asylum begin the process and what do they have to prove?
What are the wait times and is there a fee for asylum?
Can families apply together?
Do asylum seekers have a right to an attorney?
Is asylum a permanent status?

Guest: Heidi Cerneka, Immigration Attorney with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center