The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate recently introduced The Refugee Protection Act of 2011. The Act renews the country\u2019s efforts to protect people who have been victims of persecution and torture. It also does away with the one-year requirement for refugees to file their asylum claims.<\/p>\n
“Time after time, immigration judges are forced to refuse asylum to deserving refugees who, against all odds, have reached our shores in search of protection,\u201d said David Leopold, executive committee member at The American Immigration Lawyers Association. \u201cThe arbitrary one-year rule not only denies them a critical safe-haven but it leads to administrative waste by forcing immigration judges to spend valuable time deciding whether or not a refugee can be excused for late-filing, rather than considering whether the person deserves protection. It is reprehensible that the United States is denying asylum based on an arbitrary deadline.”<\/p>\n
The one-year deadline, say the bill\u2019s supporters, can be tough (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate recently introduced The Refugee Protection Act of 2011. The Act renews the country\u2019s efforts to protect people who have been victims of persecution and torture. It also does away with the one-year requirement…<\/span><\/p>\n