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10/1/2019

How to pass your credible fear interview- como pasar su entrevista de miedo creible

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​Louisiana immigration attorneys at Liberty Law Group are starting to get a lot more calls from clients who have failed their credible fear interviews. Often times, by the time we are contacted by a potential client, it is often too late to provide any meaningful assistance.


The first question is – who is given credible fear interviews? Individuals who are placed in expedited removal proceedings are given credible fear interviews. Individuals are placed in expedited removal proceedings when they enter at a port of entry or are caught within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of entry. If you fall into any of these two categories, before placing you in expedited removal proceedings, an asylum officer with USCIS will give you a credible fear interview. This means that you will be able to apply for asylum before an immigration judge if an asylum officer believes that you have a credible fear of persecution. You will pass your credible fear interview if you establish that there is a “significant possibility” that you could establish in a full hearing before an Immigration Judge that you have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution or harm on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if returned to your country.”
 
You will have about 10 minutes to present your entire case before an asylum officer. During these ten minutes, you must explain in extreme detail all of the times you have been persecuted in the past, why are were persecuted and why you fear persecution if you return to your home country. It is helpful to bring as many documents with you as possible to help support your case even at this stage in the process. While an asylum officer doesn’t typically review any documents at this stage in the immigration proceedings, it would be very helpful to offer any supporting documents to the asylum officer for them to review before making a decision on your case.
 
If the interview is being conducted in a language that you are not completely comfortable with then you are strongly encouraged to request a different interpreter. Also, once the credible fear interview is over, you will be given a transcript of the interview. If you failed the interview but believe the transcript does not accurately convey your story, you should ask for a second interview.
 
So, how can you best assure that you will pass your credible fear interview? Prepare your story in advance. Make sure you can accurately and specifically identify each and every time you have been persecuted in the past. Identify who the perpetrators are, how many perpetrators there were, the dates the attack occurred, whether you filed a police report after the attack, whether you visited a hospital or medical clinic after the attack. The more specific you can be, the greater chance you will give yourself of passing your credible fear interview. Make sure to let your asylum officer know that you have supporting documents which proves that you are telling the truth, whether those documents are newspaper reports, medical records, police reports, death certificates, birth certificates or any other type of supporting documents.
Not only must you be able to accurately tell your story but you must also that you have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution or harm on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion if returned to your country.” For example, if your persecution or fear of persecution is simply because you are afraid of general violence in your country, the asylum officer might believe your story but you will still fail your interview because you were not able to demonstrate that your persecution was on account of your affiliation with one of these groups.
Louisiana immigration attorneys at Liberty Law Group have years of experience working with asylum cases and can help you prepare for your credible fear interview. You are strongly encouraged to retain an attorney to help prepare you for your interview. It can make all of the difference in the world. You can also request that your attorney be present with you during your interview. This is also important because if your attorney will already know your story before your interview even starts and will be able to ask you the right questions in order to give you the very best possible chance to pass your interview.
What happens if you fail your interview? Fortunately, if you fail your interview, it is not over. You can ask that an immigration judge review the decision of the asylum officer. Unfortunately, the regulations state that if the immigration judge affirms the decision of the asylum officer, the decision is final and cannot be appealed. This is why it is so important to fully prepare before your first interview with the asylum officer, because over 90% of the decisions of the asylum officers are ultimately affirmed by the immigration judge and your chance of winning on appeal with the immigration judge is very low. Additionally, during the appeal process the judge is not required to allow your attorney to be present with you. If your attorney is allowed to be present, your attorney will not be allowed to ask any questions or speak, which makes it almost meaningless to have an attorney at all. Your immigration attorney will be able to help you much more if you retain him before your first interview then after you fail your first interview.
 
So to conclude, how do you pass your credible fear interview? Prepare well in advance, know the law, and seek the help of an attorney.
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Cómo pasar su entrevista de miedo creíble
 
Los abogados de inmigración de Louisiana en Liberty Law Group están empezando a recibir muchas más llamadas de clientes que han fallado en sus entrevistas de miedo creíbles. A menudo,en el momento enque nos contacta un cliente potencial, a menudo es demasiado tarde para proporcionar cualquier asistencia significativa.
 
La primera pregunta es: ¿a quién se le dan entrevistas de miedo creíbles? Las personas que son colocadas en procedimientos de expulsión expedita reciben entrevistas de miedo creíbles. Las personas son colocadas en procedimientos de expulsión expedita cuando entran en un puerto de entrada o son capturadas dentro de 100 millas de la frontera y dentro de los 14 días de la entrada. Si usted cae en cualquiera de estas dos categorías, antes de ponerlo en procedimientos de expulsión expedita, un oficial de asilo con USCIS le dará una entrevista de miedo creíble. Esto significa que usted será capaz de solicitar asilo ante un juez de inmigración si un oficial de asilo cree que usted tiene un miedo creíble a la persecución. Pasará su entrevista de miedo creíble si establece que hay una "posibilidad significativa" que  podría establecer en una audiencia completa ante un Juez de Inmigración que usted ha sido perseguido o ha tener un temor fundado a la persecución o daño debido a su raza, religión, nacionalidad, pertenencia a un grupo social en particular, u opinión política si es devuelto a  su  país. "
 
Tendrá unos 10 minutos para presentar todo su caso ante un oficial de asilo. Durante estos diez minutos, debe explicar con extrema detalle todas las  veces que ha sido perseguido en el pasado, por qué fueron perseguidos y por qué teme la persecución si regresa a su país de origen. Es útil llevar tantos documentos con usted como sea posible para ayudar a apoyar su caso incluso en esta etapa del proceso. Mientras que un oficial de asilo no suele revisar ningún documento en esta etapa en el proceso de inmigración, sería muy útil ofrecer cualquier documento de apoyo al oficial de asilo para que los revise antes de tomar una decisión  sobre su caso.
 
Si la entrevista se está llevando a cabo en un idioma con el que no se siente completamente cómodo, se le recomienda encarecidamente que solicite un intérprete diferente. Además, una vez que la entrevista de miedo creíble haya terminado, se le dará una transcripción de la entrevista. Si usted falló la entrevista pero cree que la transcripción no transmite con precisión su historia, usted debe pedir una segunda entrevista.
 
Entonces, ¿cómo puedes asegurar mejor que pasarás tu entrevista de miedo creíble? Prepare su historia con anticipación. Asegúrese de que puede identificar con precisión y específicamente cada  vez que ha sido perseguido en el pasado. Identifique quiénes son los autores, cuántos perpetradores hubo, las fechas en que ocurrió el ataque, si presentó un informe policial después del ataque, si visitó un hospital o una clínica médica después del ataque. Cuanto más específico seas, más posibilidades tendrás de aprobar tu entrevista de miedo creíble. Asegúrese de que su oficial de asilo sepa que tiene documentos de apoyo que demuestran que está diciendo la verdad, si  esos documentos son informes de periódicos,  registros médicos, informes policiales, certificados de defunción, certificados de nacimiento o cualquier otro tipo de documentos de apoyo.
No sólo debe ser capaz de contar con precisión su historia, sino que también debe ser perseguido o tiene un temor fundado a la persecución o daño debido a su raza, religión, nacionalidad, pertenencia a un particular grupo social, o opinión política si es devuelto a  su  país. "Por  ejemplo, si su persecución o miedo a la persecución es simplemente porque tiene miedo de la violencia general en su país, el oficial de asilo podría creer su historia, pero usted todavía fallará su entrevista porque no fue capaz de demostrar que su persecución fue debido a su afiliación con uno de estos grupos.
Los abogados de inmigración de Louisiana en Liberty Law Group tienen años de experiencia trabajando con casos de asilo y pueden ayudarlo a prepararse para su entrevista de miedo creíble. Se le recomienda encarecidamente que retenga un abogado para ayudarle a prepararse para su entrevista. Puede marcar la  diferencia en el mundo. También puede solicitar que su abogado esté presente con usted durante su entrevista. Esto también es importante porque si su abogado ya sabrá su historia antes de que comience su entrevista y será capaz de hacerle las preguntas correctas con el fin de darle la mejor oportunidad posible de pasar su entrevista.
¿Qué pasa si fallas en tu entrevista? Afortunadamente, si fallas en tu entrevista, no se acabó. Puede pedir que un juez de inmigración revise la decisión del oficial de asilo. Desafortunadamente, las regulaciones establecen que si el juez de inmigración confirma la decisión del oficial de asilo, la decisión es definitiva y no puede ser apelada. Es por eso que es tan importante prepararse completamente antes de su primera entrevista con el oficial de asilo, porque más del 90% de las decisiones de los oficiales de asilo son en última instancia afirmadas por el juez de inmigración y su oportunidad de ganar en apelación con el juez de inmigración es muy bajo. Además, durante el proceso de apelación, el juez no está obligado a permitir que su abogado esté presente con usted. Si a su abogado  se le permite  estar presente, su abogado no podrá hacer ninguna pregunta o hablar, lo que hace que sea casi sin sentido tener un abogado en absoluto. Su abogado de inmigración será capaz de ayudarle mucho más si lo retiene antes de su primera entrevista, después de que falle su primera entrevista.
 
Para concluir, ¿cómo pasas tu entrevista de miedo creíble? Prepárese con bastante anticipación, conozca la ley y busque la ayuda de un abogado.

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7/10/2022 08:43:43 pm

Helloo nice post

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