Withholding of removal is a form of protection that prevents the U.S. government from deporting someone to a country where their life or freedom would be threatened because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.

Withholding of removal is a humanitarian protection under U.S. immigration law. If granted, it prevents deportation to a country where the applicant’s life or freedom would be threatened because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Unlike asylum, it does not lead to a green card or citizenship, but it allows the person to stay in the U.S. and apply for work authorization.

Withholding of removal is a type of protection given to people who can prove they would be persecuted if sent back to their home country. It stops deportation to that country but doesn’t give permanent residency.