asylum
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The backlog of people waiting for a decision on their asylum claim dropped to 64,426 - the lowest level since 2020.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
AFP has interviewed deportees sent to Equatorial Guinea, including an East African man who crossed the US-Mexico border to seek asylum in 2024.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Sir Geoffrey blamed a "directionless bureaucracy" for leaving asylum seekers either "in limbo, or lost".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He was granted withholding of removal, a weaker protection than asylum but nonetheless considered a win in immigration court under previous administrations.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
A year and a half later, Phelps’s brother fought for her release from the asylum and offered her a place to live.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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