Asylum in the United States — The United States honors the right of asylum of individuals as specified by international and federal law. A specified number of legally defined refugees, who apply for asylum either overseas or after arriving in the U.S., are admitted annually.… … Wikipedia
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REFUGEES: Asylum in the U.S. — ▪ 1994 In January the U.S. Coast Guard formed a flotilla around Haiti to stop refugees from fleeing to the United States. In the same month, Zoë Baird s nomination as attorney general was scrapped because she had employed an illegal… … Universalium
Wet feet, dry feet policy — The wet foot, dry foot policy is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year … Wikipedia
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