ASAP in the News
Columbus Dispatch
March 7, 2022
Jorge Márquez is like thousands of Venezuelans who are about to lose their jobs because processing times for work permit renewals have quadrupled in the last two years.
Vox
February 16, 2022
“It’s a critical situation here. I’m in a financial crisis,” ASAP member Biraj Nepal said. “We are being punished by the government.”
Washington Examiner
February 15, 2022
“I just want to know when I will have the opportunity to get my papers so I can apply for a job so I can get my life back," said Josye Manrique, an ASAP member from Venezuela.
Press Herald
February 11, 2022
The Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act aims to reduce the waiting period before asylum seekers are eligible to work from the current 365 days to 30 days.
Press Release from Congresswoman Pingree
February 10, 2022
“I am a software engineer and see each day the importance of asylum seekers receiving work permits as quickly as possible." - Biraj Nepal, ASAP member
USA Today
February 8, 2022
Daniel Paz, an ASAP member from Honduras, shares the harrowing story of when the U.S. government separated him from his then 7-year-old daughter and her subsequent abuse.
CNN
February 8, 2022
Maribel, an ASAP member from Honduras, is still waiting for the US to decide if she can stay in the country. "I expected a change in this country, assistance. But to this day, I haven't received it," Maribel said.
NBC News
February 1, 2022
Secretary Mayorkas referred to a meeting with separated families that ASAP hosted and said, "I myself have met with some of the separated families. I learned firsthand the trauma that they endured and some continue to endure."
Washington Examiner
January 26, 2022
"For asylum-seekers like ASAP's members, the Biden administration has made it extremely difficult to get a work permit and Social Security number," said Leidy Perez-Davis, ASAP's policy director.
Arizona Republic
January 25, 2022
"At first they told me three to nine months, and then it went from nine months to 11 and a half months. The wait time just kept increasing." -Dayana Vera de Aponte, ASAP member
Daily Kos
January 25, 2022
ASAP, Families Belong Together, and Immigration Justice Campaign created a tool for the public to send messages urging an end to family separation.
Vox
January 25, 2022
“Had the government not represented that it intended to settle these cases…some might have already won in court. Now, some families are in a worse position for having waited." -Conchita Cruz, ASAP co-executive director
