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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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At the heart of the arguments that rage around immigration and asylum are two of the most potent ideas in politics: fairness and control.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Plus, crucially, can this government and its successors, in their management of immigration and asylum, demonstrate the necessary fairness and control?

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

This is much faster than other routes to permanent residency, such as asylum.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

At an office off the busy Mile End Road, in east London, on a Tuesday evening in early April, our undercover reporter was receiving an instruction course in how to apply for asylum.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

They’d probably lock her up in a whole other kind of asylum.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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