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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

The trial heard that, after arriving in the UK as an unaccompanied asylum seeker, Muhamadi was taken into the care of social services in Bradford.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

However if that person was to claim asylum then they cannot be deported and would be entered into the UK asylum system while their claim is evaluated.

From BBC • 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

He is looking through a window out into the garden of the asylum.

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




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