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asylum

[uh-sahy-luhm] / əˈsaɪ ləm /




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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

There are no asylum seekers in hotels in Belfast.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The unrest was initially fueled by false social-media posts that said the teen was an asylum seeker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He stays inside, working in his asylum studio painting self-portraits and touching up older canvases.

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




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