Given the dire circumstances an asylum-seeker can be in, a lot can be riding on what happens with their asylum petition.

Immigrant children face the same overwhelming changes as their parents including a new home, culture and language.

Reportedly, in 2015, there were 388 worker deaths in California. This works out to around 2.2 deaths for every 100,000 workers in the state.

Not all nonimmigrant visas are eligible for extensions. Here is a list of the visas which are generally ineligible for extensions.

Some industry insiders speculate that new financial pressures in the film and TV industries may be negatively affecting the safety situation at sets.