refugee
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Police in Northern Ireland say a refugee charged with the attempted murder of a man in Belfast on Monday evening initially entered the country by crossing the border with the Republic of Ireland.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Alodid is a Sudanese refugee with a residence permit valid until 2028, according to the UK interior ministry.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He entered the UK in 2023 and was granted refugee status the same year.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
According to Boettcher, Abdulmohsen's motive lay in a conflict with a Cologne-based refugee organisation against which he had lost a civil suit.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Within a day or two of meeting the Americans, we found ourselves—Mutti, Karli, me and the choir schoolchildren—in a camp, a sort of refugee camp, for “displaced persons,” that was what they called us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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