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Asylum protects people who were persecuted, or fear persecution, because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. The screener mirrors what an asylum officer or immigration judge has to decide.
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Five confidential questions covering the core requirements, the one-year deadline, and the common bars.
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The one-year deadline and the details of your story can make or break an asylum case. Get a professional assessment before you file Form I-589, in your language.
Disclaimer: Asylum eligibility depends on the specific facts of your case, current case law in your circuit, and how your claim is documented and argued. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.
How it works in Miami
Affirmative asylum interviews for South Florida residents are scheduled through the Miami Asylum Office, one of the busiest in the country. Referred cases go to the Miami Immigration Court, where an estimated 58,000 cases are pending; Orlando handles Central Florida.
Referred and defensive cases are heard at the Miami, Orlando immigration courts, an estimated 80,000 pending cases. A complete application filed early is the strongest lever you control.
Miami immigration facts
Miami Immigration Court
333 S Miami Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33130
Est. wait 4.0 yrs · 15 judges · Pending 58,000
Orlando Immigration Court
3535 Lawton Rd, Suite 150, Orlando, FL 32803
Est. wait 3.6 yrs · 6 judges · Pending 22,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
Most Miami-Dade and Broward arrests go to Krome or the Broward Transitional Center; overflow moves to Glades, Baker, and out-of-state facilities in Louisiana and Texas. Krome's population has grown sharply since 2025, and conditions there are a reason to move fast on bond.
Affirmative asylum interviews for Florida residents are generally scheduled through the Miami Asylum Office (Miami, FL).
USCIS field offices serving Florida: Miami, Hialeah, Kendall, Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville.
Our Miami office is on SW 147th Avenue, twenty minutes from Krome and the Miami Immigration Court. We appear in the Miami and Orlando immigration courts in person and by video.
Office: 2423 SW 147th Ave, Suite 2102, Miami, FL 33185Languages: English · Español · Português · العربية · Français · Hours: 24/7
Common questions
You generally must file Form I-589 within one year of your last arrival in the United States. Exceptions exist for changed circumstances (new danger, a new law, a change in your status) and extraordinary circumstances (serious illness, being a minor, ineffective counsel). Withholding of removal and CAT protection have no deadline.
You can apply for a work permit after your application has been pending for 150 days, subject to the 180-day asylum clock. Delays you cause can stop the clock.
Harm by a group the government cannot or will not control can qualify, but you must tie it to a protected ground and show the state failed to protect you. These cases turn on how the claim is framed and documented.
You can file alone, but represented applicants win far more often. The declaration, the country-conditions evidence, and the legal theory of the case are where cases are won or lost.
Affirmative interviews for Florida residents are generally scheduled through the Miami Asylum Office in Miami, FL. If the case is referred, it goes to the Miami, Orlando immigration courts.
You receive a receipt, then biometrics, then an interview notice; the wait can be years. After 150 days pending you can apply for a work permit. Keep your address current with USCIS so notices reach you.
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