What is the “asylum clock”?
The “asylum clock” is a term used to describe the amount of time an individual has to pursue an asylum application in the U.S. The U.S. immigration laws, in South Carolina and throughout the entire country, provide that asylum seekers must file their applications within one year of their last arrival into the United States. That is, an asylum seeker has one year to file their application from the day they entered the country for the last time. The “asylum clock” is not suspended, and all days count, even if the asylum seeker did not commit any form of immigration violation. Aside from certain limited exceptions or showing that there is changed country conditions, asylum seekers have only one year to pursue their asylum application in South Carolina or any other state. If an individual misses the one-year deadline, they may become ineligible for asylum status. Therefore, it is important to keep track of the asylum clock and ensure that it is met in order to pursue an asylum application in the U.S.
THELAW.TV ofrece respuestas en español a todas las preguntas sobre la ley de inmigración.El "reloj del asilo" es una herramienta para medir el tiempo en que las personas esperan obtener la protección del asilo en los Estados Unidos. Esta herramienta se basa en una regla de la Ley de Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (INA) que establece que después de presentar una solicitud de asilo, el solicitante debe recibir una audiencia en un tribunal de inmigración dentro de 180 días. El reloj del asilo comienza a correr el día en que la persona presenta la solicitud de asilo. Si el solicitante de asilo no recibe su audiencia en el tribunal dentro de los 180 días, entonces el reloj del asilo se ha detenido. A partir de entonces, el solicitante de asilo está en un período de "tiempo sin protección", durante el cual no hay una protección legal que proteja al solicitante del asilo de la deportación. Los estados de Carolina del Sur no cuentan con un reloj del asilo específico, pero los solicitantes de asilo en el estado deben cumplir con los requisitos federales de tiempo establecidos por la INA.
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