asylum
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The man had "withholding of removal", a legal protection that is weaker than asylum but in the past has superseded someone's deportation order, allowing them to live and work in the United States.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Unaccompanied child migrants are processed through the care system rather than the asylum system, which can make it easier to stay in the country.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
He later went to the U.S. to seek asylum.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
A total of 111,084 people claimed asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2025, 14% more than in the previous year.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It occurred to me that Joan, hearing where I was, had engaged a room at the asylum on pretense, simply as a joke.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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