Asylum Officer: Frontline Immigration Adjudicator

Citizenship and Immigration Services; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Boston seeks a highly qualified Asylum Officer (GS-13) to determine asylum eligibility, with collaboration with FDNS to identify fraud.

The role involves analyzing complex asylum cases, performing non-adversarial interviews, and applying asylum laws to make determinations. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized federal experience at GS-12, and are expected to meet time-in-grade requirements for federal employment.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service.
• Experience writing decisions or determinations on complex asylum cases.
• Experience adjudicating asylum cases and communicating asylum policies effectively.

Responsibilities

• Write legal decisions or determinations on complex asylum cases.
• Adjudicate asylum adjudications through non-adversarial interviews and apply asylum laws to make determinations.
• Communicate asylum-related policies and procedures effectively to elicit information.

Skills

Legal decision writing

Asylum adjudications

Policy communication

Job description

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Boston seeks a highly qualified Asylum Officer (GS-13) to determine asylum eligibility, with collaboration with FDNS to identify fraud.

The role involves analyzing complex asylum cases, performing non-adversarial interviews, and applying asylum laws to make determinations. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized federal experience at GS-12, and are expected to meet time-in-grade requirements for federal employment.