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Bookmark or Share- Asylum in the United States | American Immigration CouncilAsylum seekers must navigate a difficult and complex process that can involve multiple government agencies. This fact sheet provides an overview of the asylum system in the United States, including how asylum is defined, eligibility requirements, and the application process.
- Asylum seeker - WikipediaAn asylum seeker is an immigrant who is making a claim to have been forcibly displaced and might have fled their home country because of war or other factors harming them or their family. If their case is accepted, they become considered a refugee. The terms asylum seeker, refugee and illegal immigrant are often confused.
- Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process WorksThe right to apply for asylum is enshrined in U.S. and international law. The qualifications resemble those for refugee status, but asylum seekers follow a different process.
- Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty InternationalAn asylum seeker is a person who has left their country and is seeking protection from persecution and serious human rights violations in another country, but who hasn’t yet been legally recognized as a refugee and is waiting to receive a decision on their asylum claim.
- FACT SHEET Asylum in the United StatesThis fact sheet provides an overview of the asylum system in the United States, including how asylum is defined, eligibility requirements, and the application process.
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