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Under international law, a refugee is a person who has fled their own country of nationality or habitual residence, and cannot return due to fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
Approval rates for asylum seekers in the US have dropped dramatically in the run-up to Donald Trump's second administration -- as the President-elect has vowed to crackdown on the migrant crisis.
Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far more applications than the European average, a nongovernmental ...
Asylum seekers from countries whose nationals' applications are approved less than 20% of the time will be fast-tracked in detention centers close to EU borders. [ 4 ] [ 15 ] This procedure should be done in 12 weeks, including time for one legal appeal if an asylum application is rejected, with a possible extension of eight weeks. [ 13 ]
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He sent a letter requesting the right of asylum on 3 April 1964 [a] and went in exile on 4 April 1964. [6] On 21 April he was conceded the asylum and only waived it on 9 November 1976, with the goal of returning to his home country, but died on 6 December. [7] 1964-1979 Leonel Brizola Brazil Uruguay United States
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English: Top ten countries of origin (red) and asylum (green) of refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, according to UNHCR data (excluding Palestine refugees under UNRWA mandate). Numbers near red circles indicate the number of refugees who have fled from that country; whereas numbers near green circles indicate the number of refugees who are ...