If you have experienced harm in your home country or fear that you will be hurt if you return to your country of origin, you may be eligible to seek asylum in the United States. Attorneys at Aust Schmiechen are experts in asylum law and represent a large number of asylum seekers in Minnesota and throughout the country. We represent asylum seekers in front of both the Asylum Office and the Immigration Court.

Our asylum legal services include:

• Preparing or supplementing the I-589 application, including supporting documents,
• Working with clients to write a statement about who they are, what happened to them in the past and what they fear will occur in the future should they return to their country,
• Identifying documents or witnesses that will help prove your asylum claim,
• Preparing for and attending the interview at the asylum office,
• Preparing for and presenting your asylum claim before the Immigration Court,
• Nunc Pro Tunc asylum applications,
• Defending against asylum termination by the Asylum Office, and
• Preparing and filing work authorization application (initial and renewals).

Most importantly, we understand that seeking asylum in the United States can be stressful. Knowing that, we try to provide care and support to each of our clients throughout this difficult process.