And many of them came over to the United States as an asylum for political refugees.
First, is he interested in asylum and would he be interested in coming to Jordan?
Unless the animals are properly supported, Chimp Haven may well turn out to be Chimp Asylum.
For days they met at the UN office with Adu to try to arrange asylum.
He was starting a new label, Asylum Records, and her album became the company's first release.
The son-in-law of Tunisia's former president has been granted asylum in the Seychelles, officials say.
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The country's law did not make specific provisions for political asylum, a government statement said.
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It says the safety of the asylum seekers lies at the heart of the policy.
After angry crowds stormed government buildings, the president sought asylum in Belarus, where he remains.
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They do not include those granted asylum on appeal or at any later stage.
The family was granted asylum in the United States and still calls California home.
The Bicester inquiry is the first into government proposals for large asylum seeker complexes.
The boat capsized 14 nautical miles northwest of Christmas Island, often targeted by asylum seekers.
They were granted political asylum because of their status as war refugees from Guatemala.
Ocalan was snatched by Turkish commandos a few months later while seeking asylum in Kenya.
The family made it to New York and, after some difficulty, applied for and received asylum.
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It must acknowledge and tackle the asylum backlog, and deal with current applicants quickly.
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Even since Labour came to power, asylum claims have almost doubled, to nearly 5, 000 a month.
At that time I was 22 and tried to file for political asylum in Houston, TX.
Zoe Johnson, prosecuting, said doctors believed his claims were linked to his asylum claim.
Asylum seekers often target Christmas Island, off Australia's northwest coast, to get to the country.
Under this legislation, the United States codified into law our asylum and refugee resettlement processes.
The worst element of pandering to racists is if you cannot discuss the issue of asylum.
This year 36 asylum seekers have escaped from the centre compared with seven people in 2002.
It is rare for asylum seekers headed for Australia to be successfully transferred back to Indonesia.
And he laid into him over his pledge to cut asylum numbers in half by September.
But the government says claims for asylum will be considered on merit on a case-by-case basis.
Asylum seekers are given vouchers (whose value is 70% of ordinary benefits) rather than cash.
She said Barnardo's would continue to campaign tirelessly for children and families seeking asylum.
Formal hearings often use interpreters to translate what an asylum seeker says word for word.
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