Eric Benson (Associate-White Plains) is listed among the contributors to the "Self Help Asylum Guide: Seeking Protection in the United States," published by the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, in collaboration with the Penn State Law in University Park Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic and Thrive International Programs. The guide provides information to assist individuals who are applying for asylum pro se or without the assistance of an attorney. The immigration legal system is complex and navigating it on one's own behalf can be challenging. This guide seeks to aid the increasing number of families and individuals that want to apply for asylum.
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