Legal Question in Immigration Law in New York

Asylum and Statelessness

In the context of asylum or withholding of deportation petitions: (1) What does it mean for someone to be ''stateless,'' what is the official definition? (2) Is there a test for proving stateless in court? (3) What do courts look at whenthey are deciding whether or not a refugee is stateless? (4) What is the result and/or consequence of winning a ruling that a person is, in fact, stateless? Thank you very much.


Asked on 9/23/04, 10:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Tremiti TREMITI LLC

Re: Asylum and Statelessness

Thank you for your inquiry. "Stateless" in this context means essentially lacking nationality. How this impacts your particular situation will require additional time and research. If you wish to pursue this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.

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Answered on 9/28/04, 11:34 am


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