Refugee Resources

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal

Use this form to apply for asylum in the United States and for withholding of removal (formerly called “withholding of deportation”). You may file for asylum if you are physically in the United States and you are not a U.S. citizen. 

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, created this website for refugees and asylum seekers in the United States. On this website, you will find information about:

· Where you can ask for help in the United States.

· How you can  apply for asylum in the United States.

· What  rights and duties you have as a refugee or as an asylum seeker in the United States.

· UNHCR’s role and activities in the United States.

· Contact information for the UNHCR office.

A resource that helps low-income immigrants find legal help.

Centralising resources for refugee legal aid, globally.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee locator tool.

The National Asylum Help Line is designed to help asylum seekers find free legal services and immigration attorneys where they live. If you call, you will be given the names and phone numbers of legal services organizations that may be able to represent you. 612-746-4674, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., CST. 

California's official immigrant guide.

The National Asylum Help Line is designed to help asylum seekers find free legal services and immigration attorneys where they live. If you call, you will be given the names and phone numbers of legal services organizations that may be able to represent you. 612-746-4674, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., CST.