SAFE Podcast: Recent Episodes
Seeking Asylum & Finding Empowerment
The SAFE (www.safeasylum.org) podcast is centered on the lives and concerns of LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers in the U.S. We discuss the most pressing questions facing our community, and regularly feature conversations with community members leading the movement for queer immigrant justice.
SAFE Podcast host Ed Hung interviews Omari Scott, Director of Development and Communications with the Brooklyn Community Pride Center.
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SAFE Podcast host Ed Hung interviews community planner and LGBTQIA+ activist Neal Stone.
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SAFE Podcast host Edward Hung and immigration attorney Sebastian Maguire discuss how to answer the question on the asylum application about the basis of the claim (e.g., "membership in a particular social group").
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SAFE Podcast Host Edward Hung and immigration lawyer Sebastian Maguire discuss strategies for dealing with the gender question on the asylum application.
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SAFE Podcast host Edward Hung and immigration attorney Sebastian Maguire discuss how to handle spouses and children on the asylum application.
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SAFE Podcast host Edward Hung interviews New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif, who represents the 39th District in Brooklyn. The daughter of Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants, Council Member Hanif discusses her priorities as she chairs the Council's Committee on Immigration.
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Immigration lawyers Edward Hung and Sebastian Maguire give pointers on how best to respond when USCIS asks you to address an issue that comes up in your application.
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Immigration lawyers Ed Hung and Sebastian Maguire discuss the importance of interpretation and translation in asylum cases.
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Immigration lawyers Edward Hung and Sebastian Maguire discuss a key part of all asylum cases: country condition evidence.
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Board Members Edward Hung and Sebastian Maguire discuss the mission of Seeking Asylum & Finding Empowerment (SAFE).
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Are you ready to apply for asylum but do not know where to turn for help? Or are you unsure of whether you should even start a case? Sebastian Maguire and Edward Hung discuss their experiences representing immigrants and the challenges of finding good legal representation.
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