The Comic Asylum

Asylum is when the United States extends safety and protection to a foreign national and grants them the legal right to remain in the U.S. An asylum-seeker, or refugee, is one who has left his or her country of citizenship or country of last habitual residence because of persecution or fear of persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political or social affiliations. The U.S. allows 70 000 asylum-seekers into the country every year.
How to apply
You may apply for Asylum when you arrive in the U.S. at a port of entry, such as an airport, seaport, or border crossing. You may also apply for Asylum after you are already in the U.S. but you must do so within one year of your arrival date. An exception to this rule may be granted if you are able to demonstrate that circumstances in your home country have changed drastically since your arrival to the U.S. If this is not the case, you may attempt to explain the exceptional circumstances that prevented you from applying for Asylum during your first year in the U.S.
You may include your spouse and child(ren) (under 21 years of age and unmarried) on your application when you file or at any time before a final decision is made on your case.