ASAP in the News
Roll Call
August 10, 2022
The government is not processing asylum seekers' work permit applications. “At this rate, if it goes on, I’m going to use up my savings pretty soon. If that happens, I’m not sure what to do,” ASAP member Rickie Chiu said.
The Atlantic
August 7, 2022
The illustrations use quotes from parents who were separated. The quotes are from interviews that ASAP held with the separated parents.
Marketplace
May 5, 2022
ASAP members' success in extending work permits "protects as many as 420,000 immigrants from losing their ability to work in this country," federal officials estimated.
Bloomberg Law
May 3, 2022
After months of ASAP member advocacy, the government extended work permits for asylum seekers and other immigrants. “It was so hard to understand why it takes so long,” said Gabriel Pedro, an ASAP member.
Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2022
ASAP member Jairo Umaña reacted to members' work-permit win: “This will take some of that pressure off, to be able to sleep a bit better at night." ASAP members sued the government over delays in renewing work authorization.
ABC News
April 22, 2022
Flores, an ASAP member, is asking President Biden to end Title 42 and allow her family and other migrants to seek asylum at the border. The administration said it has begun phasing out use of the pandemic-related rule.
Echoing Green
April 14, 2022
"In order to be truly responsive, we have to let members chart our course and change their minds and take in different factors, and then redetermine what ASAP should be doing." -Swapna Reddy, ASAP Co-Executive Director.
Wall Street Journal
April 5, 2022
ASAP member Guito Tatawho fled violence in Haiti and worked as a truck driver when his work permit expired due to processing delays. “I’m sitting at home doing nothing. My truck is just parked somewhere. I’m losing money.”
PR Newswire
March 29, 2022
Fast Forward, the organization equipping tech nonprofits with funding and support to scale impact, announces a funding for Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project.
CBS News
March 29, 2022
Jairo Umana, an ASAP member who will benefit from this victory, said, "It is stressful. You're always worried. Being out of work triggers a chain reaction: there's no income, there's no money for rent, there's no food."
Bloomberg Law
March 29, 2022
This victory for ASAP members of extending work permits comes after ASAP members filed a lawsuit alleging unreasonable delays in processing work authorization renewals that have forced many applicants out of work.
Roll Call
March 16, 2022
ASAP is working with individuals granted asylum, including Muhammad, to bring attention to the problems those with asylum face when their green card applications have been pending for years.
