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With respect to asylum, because Congress employed different language in the asylum statute and incorporated the refugee definition from the international Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Court in Cardoza-Fonseca reasoned that the standard for showing a well-founded fear of persecution must necessarily be lower.
The asylum seeker may be simultaneously recognized as a refugee [4] and given refugee status if their circumstances fall into the definition of refugee according to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees [4] or regionally applicable refugee laws—such as the European Convention on Human Rights, if within the European Union.
Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome Benevolent asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute; Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea
The asylum system is massively backlogged, with over 1.1 million pending cases. Petitioners are waiting an average of nearly four years, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse ...
Asylum is a form of protection to stay legally in U.S. territory. A migrant can apply for asylum in the United States if they are physically in the country or at a port of entry at Customs and ...
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.
Here's what asylum means — and specifically what it means regarding U.S. immigration. "Asylum" is currently MerriamWebster.com's most searched-for word right now, undoubtedly because of the ...
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.