asylum
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We also know, from government data, that 7,740 people arrived in the UK and claimed asylum through "other" routes which include the CTA.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“You cannot put on those who have come to the United Kingdom in general to seek asylum what an individual has chosen to do,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
These individuals would need to have claimed asylum in Northern Ireland to receive support there.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
There are no asylum seekers in hotels in Belfast.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Leafing blindly through a tatty National Geographic in the asylum library, I waited my turn.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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