asylum
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For young men like Bakary Jaiju, already prepared to risk everything, it is little deterrent; for human rights groups it brings new fears for asylum seekers and their struggle to be heard.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
He then made a claim for asylum in 2021 at the age of 16 and was granted leave to remain in the UK in 2022, to be reviewed in 2027.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
There are no asylum seekers in hotels in Belfast.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Home Office figures show there were 2,379 asylum seekers receiving asylum support in Northern Ireland as of March 2026.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s like being in a lunatic asylum and having another patient all dressed up as a doctor come over to you and start taking your pulse or something....It’s just awful.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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