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Between 2004 and 2007, nearly 4,000 Venezuelans claimed political asylum in the United States and almost 50% of them were granted. In comparison, in 1996, 328 Venezuelans claimed asylum and 20% of them were granted. [19] According to USA Today, the number of asylums being granted to Venezuelan claimants has risen from 393 in 2009 to 969 in 2012 ...
United States: Federal deputy from Guanabara (1963–1964). [8] Part of the opposition against the military dictatorship in Brazil, he had asylum from Uruguay from 3 May 1964 [9] until his expulsion in 1977 [10] and then had US asylum from 1977 to 1979. [11] 1967 Svetlana Alliluyeva Soviet Union United States: Writer and lecturer; daughter of ...
Trump's latest asylum ban employs a statute known as 212(f) to block all migrants at the southern border from claiming asylum, the same legal authority Trump used for his travel ban policies ...
The Home Office said all legacy cases have now been reviewed, with 86,800 decisions made. Thousands of asylum seekers await decision but Government says backlog cleared Skip to main content
When a busload of political pawns from Venezuela via Texas and Colorado landed suddenly on Fresno’s doorstep, city leaders treated them like human beings.. The 16 or so people who last week ...
The Sanctuary movement was a religious and political campaign in the United States that began in the early 1980s to provide safe haven for Central American refugees fleeing civil conflict. The movement was a response to federal immigration policies that made obtaining asylum difficult for Central Americans. [1]
Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884) – Court held that even though Elk was born in the United States, he was not a citizen because he owed allegiance to his tribe when he was born rather than to the U.S. and therefore was not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States when he was born.
The U.N.'s migration and refugee agencies expressed concern over Biden administration plans for new asylum restrictions in the United States and said the right to asylum is fundamental. President ...