ASAP in the News
USA Today/Yahoo
January 22, 2022
"The inability of the Biden administration to roll back Trump-era policies has made it so that we're in danger of them becoming permanent." -Conchita Cruz, ASAP co-executive director
Washington Post
January 12, 2022
Conchita Cruz, co-executive director of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, says that it is shocking that the government's position is that these families are not eligible for compensation.
San Francisco Chronicle
December 25, 2021
“We are not only missing payments and borrowing money from friends and family, we are anxious and depressed.” -ASAP member Dayana Vera de Aponte
Washington Post
December 16, 2021
Zachary Manfredi of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project said the administration has broken its promise to the American public and families separated at the border.
CNN
December 16, 2021
Zachary Manfredi, litigation director for the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, said the Biden administration "officially broke its promise" to families who were separated at the border.
New York Times
December 6, 2021
Conchita Cruz, a lawyer with ASAP, said the organization had obtained a $125,000 settlement for a Honduran family.
Medium
December 5, 2021
“It helps to know the population of people that the system is supposed to impact before the thing is designed, not after it’s designed for feedback."
CNN
November 26, 2021
ASAP member Dayana Vera de Aponte, a behavior technician for special needs children, had to walk away from her job this month when her work permit lapsed.
Bloomberg Law
November 26, 2021
Asylum seekers are raising alarms over long delays in renewing work permits that threaten to force hundreds out of jobs in the U.S.
The Register-Guard
November 25, 2021
Under the court’s order, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project and CASA de Maryland members can generally apply for work permits 150 days after applying for asylum. ASAP membership is free.
Washington Post
November 22, 2021
Dr. Helen Muradyan, an ASAP member from Armenia, "had to stop working — because the U.S. government couldn’t be bothered to process her application."
Good Morning America
November 20, 2021
"When I saw him, I noticed there was a feeling of 'Why would you leave me?'" - ASAP member Leticia to ABC News.
