Humanitarian Immigration Options

 Asylum, TPS & U Visas | Humanitarian Immigration | Immigrant-Lawyer.com

Explore humanitarian protections like asylum, TPS, U visas, and more. Learn your rights and options if you're fleeing danger or abuse.

U.S. immigration law offers protection to individuals fleeing persecution, violence, or hardship. If you fear returning to your home country or are a victim of a serious crime, you may be eligible for humanitarian relief.

• Must apply within 1 year of arriving in the U.S.
   
• Must prove persecution or well-founded fear due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group
   
• Grants protection, work authorization, and a path to a green card
   

• Higher burden of proof than asylum
   
• No path to green card or derivative benefits
   

• For nationals of countries affected by war, natural disaster, or crisis
   
• Countries designated by DHS (e.g., Venezuela, Haiti, Ukraine)
   
• Protection from removal and work authorization
   

• For noncitizens who have suffered substantial harm and helped law enforcement
   
• Qualifying crimes include domestic violence, assault, trafficking, sexual abuse, and more
   
• Grants a path to lawful permanent residence
   

• For survivors of sex or labor trafficking
   
• Must cooperate with law enforcement
   
• Can lead to a green card
   

• Self-petition option for abused spouses, children, or parents of U.S. citizens or LPRs
   
• Confidential process — abuser is not notified
   

• For children abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both parents
   
• Requires state court findings and USCIS approval
   
• Can lead to a green card
   

Humanitarian immigration offers life-saving protection to people in crisis. If you need safety and a fresh start, our firm can help you apply with dignity, respect, and urgency.