asylum

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Mulakhil faced trial alongside Mohammad Kabir, also an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, who was acquitted of all charges.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Matthew Hoppock is an immigration attorney in Kansas, and he told me that he’s currently handling 10 Somali nationals’ asylum cases.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

It doesn’t distinguish between immigrants in the U.S. illegally and those with legal status, including those seeking asylum or in temporary protected status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The asylum case is one of a number of immigration-related cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Chucha had escaped from some canepickers' camp and was asking for asylum.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez