Asylum

Definition

A form of legal protection that allows people who have fled their home country due to persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group to remain legally in the United States.

Examples

• •Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, any person physically present at a U.S. port of entry has the statutory right to apply for asylum, which the plaintiffs allege CBP was unlawfully denying them.

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