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Reports suggest that some Chinese people use religion, family planning or injury to seek political asylum, but this may include misrepresentations; Additionally, asylum review in the United States is becoming increasingly strict, and violators may also face the risk of having their status revoked.
Southern California A Chinese woman applied for political asylum, claiming she was politically tortured in her home country and that bruises on her body were evidence of persecution. However, according to insiders, she was injured accidentally. The lawyer reported that “more than 90% of Chinese political asylum seekers may have given false statements.” However, this is just a personal opinion, and there is currently no official data to prove it.
according tolos angeles Resident Ms Zeng has several friends who have applied for and received political asylum.green card This method was convenient at first, but now it is becoming more difficult. Common reasons for ordinary Chinese to apply for political asylum are being victims of religious persecution and family planning.
Ms Zeng said a friend accidentally fell and was injured, leaving a scar on her body. When she applied for political asylum, she used the scars as evidence of persecution. “Many people know that the evidence they provide is not completely true, and they simply want to get the green card through this method first.”
According to Chinese people who spoke on condition of anonymity, many people who receive political asylum green cards will return to their country to visit relatives and friends after successfully applying for citizenship in a few years. However, they do not dare to return until they obtain citizenship, as they fear that they will be checked when entering the country.
The Bureau of Immigration determines that after receiving political asylum, even if you have obtained a green card, if you return to the country where you originally claimed to be persecuted or feared persecution, you may still face a status review or even have your asylum status terminated. People who have become naturalized citizens can usually return to their home country. However, if the original asylum application involved fraud or material misrepresentation, they may still face legal proceedings to have their naturalization revoked.
Lawyer Liu Longzhu said that more than 90% of Chinese political asylums may be fake. He believes that many people only work part-time and have no political views or understanding of religion, but in fact, these people may be involved in immigration fraud.
Over the past decade or so, many Chinese have obtained green cards through political asylum applications. Liu Longzhu pointed out that because most people do not have money, they cannot spend 600,000 to 700,000 yuan to apply for investment immigration; They are not international students, do not have higher education, cannot apply for outstanding talents, and cannot immigrate through work visas. “Many lower-class Chinese want to immigrate to the United States, and most of them apply for status through this channel.”
But he said political asylum, the most convenient route for Chinese immigrants, has now become the most difficult. In the past, political asylum applications were usually interviewed by the Immigration Bureau. If the application is not approved, the case is transferred to the Immigration Court for review. However, under new rules in July this year, under certain circumstances, the Immigration Bureau can transfer some asylum applications directly to the Immigration Court for review without conducting an interview.
Liu Longzhu pointed out that currently some applicants are unable to get the opportunity to interview with the Immigration Bureau because they do not meet the application requirements or their applications are overdue, and the cases directly enter the follow-up procedures. Additionally, some parties involved in criminal cases are still awaiting the outcome of the trial, but have been detained by immigration law enforcement and have initiated deportation procedures, leading to the dilemma of having criminal and immigration processes proceed at the same time.
For example, if a client is unable to appear in criminal court because he or she has been detained by ICE, the judge still issues an arrest warrant. Once a person is cleared to leave an immigration detention facility, he or she can be re-arrested on a warrant. For asylum applicants entering the United States through a third country, Liu Longzhu explained that the case may also involve issues of transit through the third country and application eligibility. For example, if an applicant enters the United States after passing through Turkey, Mexico, or other countries, he or she may be asked during review why he or she did not apply for asylum in the country through which he or she passed.
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The report questioned the fact that some Chinese people presented false or exaggerated claims of persecution when applying for political asylum, such as using accidental injuries as evidence of persecution, and pointed out that such cases could involve immigration fraud and identity risks.
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The article noted that more common reasons include religious persecution and family planning persecution. Interviewers believed that many applicants may not actually meet the requirements, but simply view these reasons as a way to obtain a green card.
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The report notes that under the new rules, some asylum cases may be referred directly to immigration court without an interview by the Bureau of Immigration; Additionally, if you return to the country where you claimed to be persecuted after you were originally granted asylum, you may be reviewed and even face termination of status or revocation of naturalization.
