refugee
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Seoul denies most refugee applications; last year, only 1% of applicants were granted refugee status.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But days before they were scheduled to leave for Canada, Thai authorities deported Dong to China along with another dissident who had also been given refugee status.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Brothers to the Rescue was founded in May 1991 after the death of 15-year-old Gregorio Pérez Ricardo, a Cuban refugee who died in 1990 attempting to flee Fidel Castro’s Cuba from Florida on a raft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Police said the men's immigration status was "refugee".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
A woman from the refugee camp dashed into the yard, shouting, waving a green branch.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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