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same level of acceptance of Indian asylum cases as they did twenty years earlier. A recently retired immigration judge, Hon. Bruce Solow, was quoted saying, “Word gets back to similarly situated individuals – ‘Oh, if you say X, Y, and Z in the courts they’re going to believe you.’ Then you get the copycat cases, and every damn case coming down the pipe is the same story and fact pattern.” Despite these bleak statistics, there has been an exponential increase in Indian nationals coming through the Mexican border in the last two years. Attorneys are now experiencing the impact of a new unofficial policy implemented by the Trump administration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has virtually stopped granting detained asylum seekers a bond, thus keeping them in jail through the entirety of their case, unless they successfully appeal to a judge. Previously, asylum seekers could leave detention after demonstrating fear of persecution in a “credible fear interview”. Sometimes a 50/50 shot of getting a green card is worth the tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees incurred by applying for asylum. However, the employer and asylum seeker should have a realistic expectation on their chances of success. The only way to predict this is to seek reliable legal advice with an experienced immigration attorney that can present a fact pattern specific to the asylum seeker, and not one that has been used hundreds of times before. And for the lucky few that do get their asylum cases approved, it’s probably a bad idea to go back to India to celebrate your new legal status. Jesse S. Atwal Attorney at Law [email protected] Only the immigrant that suffers through the treacherous journey to the United States knows the hardships their family faces to successfully settle down in this country. ll & s a ca Give u out our ab ask us ry offer of c u to introd ommission c f 2.5% sale o on the ome! your h I ntroducIng n orthern c alIfornIa ’ s [phone] www .TIBO magazine . com premIere real estate brokerage TIBO M agazine - V olume 003| 11