Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe move expands eligibility criteria after years of legal challenges over the state's failure to process asylum requests, and is expected to grant status to most Sudanese asylum seekers still living in Israel without legal statusShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBar Pelegand Ran Shimoni09:45 PM • June 30 2026 IDTIsrael has decided to grant temporary legal status to most Sudanese asylum seekers who have lived in the country for more than a decade and whose asylum applications have gone unprocessed, expanding eligibility criteria after years of prolonged state delays in processing asylum applications that left thousands in legal limbo.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtIsraeli politicsAsylum seekersSudanHuman rightsIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-Lebanon DealIran AttackZohran MamdaniWest BankGianni InfantinoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat Kind of Torah Condones Calling to Shoot Protesters in the Legs?The Absent Dialogue: Noam Chomsky and ChatGPT103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionIsraeli Government Failed to Act on Dead Sea Receding Water Level, Report SaysPoll: Most Opposition Voters Support Coalition Role for Arab PartiesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village