Asylum one-year deadline — already past it. Am I done?

Not necessarily. The one-year bar has two recognized exceptions: 'extraordinary circumstances' (serious illness, legal disability during childhood, ineffective assistance of prior counsel, maintaining lawful status during the year) and 'changed circumstances' (new conditions in your country, changes in your personal situation that newly trigger fear of persecution). The exceptions are real and granted regularly, but they require documentation and a sworn declaration explaining the delay. Many people in your situation also have parallel options: Withholding of Removal (no one-year deadline, higher legal standard, narrower benefit), CAT protection, TPS if your country is designated, U visa or T visa if you've been a crime victim. Free consult with an accredited nonprofit (CLINIC, Catholic Charities, etc.) is the right next step. Tôi nói tiếng Việt.

Find a nonprofit immigration legal provider: cliniclegal.org or immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory.