ASAP in the News
New York Times
September 6, 2022
“People are having their entire life here happen before they get an answer,” said ASAP Co-Executive Director Conchita Cruz about delays in processing asylum applications.
Nonprofit Quarterly
August 25, 2022
“We connect with members through the mediums they trust—the mediums they use to communicate with their families in the United States and abroad,” says Swapna Reddy, co-executive director of ASAP.
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.
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
July 19, 2022
ASAP member and doctor Helen Muradyan shares how she found out about ASAP and got help when she needed her work permit renewed.
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.
