For the Dallas Observer, Meredith Lawrence profiles Michael, a Kurdish journalist whose story of seeking asylum in the U.S. highlights the numerous hurdles — including “miscommunication, red tape, government errors, and delays” — that can make the asylum-seeking process impossible to navigate. “Regulations require asylum seekers to wait six months after filing for asylum before applying for a work permit,” Lawrence writes. “But Michael has been waiting for his permit for years, tangled up in a system that has left him unable to support himself. … After two years in this country with no work permit and no way to earn a living legally, Michael ran out of money.”
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