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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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Two men have been arrested and three police officers injured during a protest outside a hotel in Greenock that has been used to house asylum seekers.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Home Office figures show there were 2,379 asylum seekers receiving asylum support in Northern Ireland as of March 2026.

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

Meanwhile, this week the EU is putting into force its Pact on Migration and Asylum, which introduces new asylum procedures.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Two days later Theo is transferred to a private mental asylum in Passy, on the west side of Paris.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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