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The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (asylum from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon) 'sanctuary'), [1] [2] is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another entity which in medieval times could offer sanctuary.
The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.
Annual Refugee Admissions to the United States by Fiscal Year, 1975 to August 2019 Annual Asylum Grants in the United States by Fiscal Year, 1990-2016. The United States recognizes the right of asylum for individuals seeking protections from persecution, as specified by international and federal law.
Immigration attorneys and advocates are denouncing the ICE New Orleans Field Office of deporting asylum seekers without the legally required procedures.
For marriage portions to poor girls of the parish of West Baton Rouge, 30,000 dollars. To the Charity Hospital of New Orleans, his house on the Levee, between St. Louis and Conti streets, and his house in Bourbon street. To the Poydras Female Asylum, all his houses in Poydras Street, and on the Batture. The remainder of his fortune goes to his ...
New Orleans — It's 5:30 a.m. just outside New Orleans, and a group of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration just pulled over and arrested a ...
Chicago’s municipal code requires the Windy City to be a “welcoming city” and sets strict rules that prohibit Chicago police from cooperating with federal officials on immigration.
The Cuban Adjustment Act (Spanish: Ley de Ajuste Cubano), Public Law 89-732, is a United States federal law enacted on November 2, 1966. Passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, the law applies to any native or citizen of Cuba who has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States after January 1, 1959 and has been physically ...