Quoting all the fees in https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/big-beautif...
> Expansion of Immigration Fees:
> $1,000 asylum application fee — first in U.S. history
> $1,000 fee for individuals paroled into the U.S.
> $3,500 fee for sponsors of unaccompanied children
> $5,000 fee for sponsors of unaccompanied children who fail to appear in court
> $550 fee for work permits
> $500 application fee for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
> $400 fee to file a diversity immigrant visa application
> $250 fee to register for the Diversity Visa Lottery
> $250 visa integrity fee
> $100 year fee while asylum applications remain pending
> $100 fee for continuances granted in immigration court
> $5,000 fee for individuals ordered removed in absentia
> $1,500 fee to adjust status to lawful permanent resident (green card)
> $1,050 fee for inadmissibility waivers
> $900 fee to appeal a decision by an immigration judge
> $900 fee to appeal a decision by DHS
> $1,325 fee to appeal in practitioner disciplinary cases
> $900 fee to file motions to reopen or reconsider
> $600 application fee for suspension of deportation
> $600 application fee for cancellation of removal (permanent residents)
> $1,500 application fee for cancellation of removal (non-permanent residents)
> $30 fee for Form I-94 (arrival/departure record), up from $6
The $100/year fee while an asylum case is pending means that the government is charging someone for the government's own inability to process cases quickly.