Who is eligible for asylum and what are its benefits?
Aliens who have remained in the U.S. for less than one year and are part of an eligible asylum class” (i.e. persecuted due to political party, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation group, social group, etc.) Immediate family members may be eligible for asylum status with all its benefits such as work authorization and being able to legally remain in the U.S., as long as they have been named in the alien’s asylum application, even if any of the named family members are not present in the U.S. at the time the application is filed.
