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Is there a special class of refugee in the United States for climate refugees?

The US does not "have to" take in any refugees. There is a provision under US law pertaining to asylum. First, the person has to be in the US, including "having arrived at". The principle underlying a …
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When can one flee a state that is becoming more authoritarian

You can check in advance if you flee to Norway. On this page, you can select a country and they will give you a current policy statements (though individual circumstances may differ). US and UK are "g …
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Can you seek asylum for not wanting to do your mandatory military service in your home country?

In Europe (as defined above) it does not appear that any country allows an asylum claim based solely on the fact of being subject to obligatory military service. However, asylum claims can be made bas …
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Can a person benefit from damaging terrorists?

The basic requirement for being granted refugee status is demonstrating that you have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear that you will be persecuted, and is connected to race, religion, natio …
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is being threatened to death and toture enough to get refugee status in another country?

If the intent is to come to the US, you need to show that you are a refugee, that you need to be resettled, and that you are not inadmissible to the US – you might then be eligible for referral to the …
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Is criminal prosecution of asylum seekers who entered the US illegally a violation of the Re...

That convention is not uniform across signatory nations, and there are quite a number of declarations and reservations, but it turns out that the US only had a few fiscal modifications. Article 44(1) …
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I want to leave Islam, but they would execute and kill me. What do I do?

Legally speaking, very many nations grant asylum, and religious persecution is one of the most basic grounds for granting asylum, following the 1951 Refugee Convention. This newspaper article compares …
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Can I claim asylum inside New Zealand but not at the port of entry?

Immigration reports that "You can claim asylum when you arrive at an airport or seaport in New Zealand by telling an immigration official or a member of the Police. You may hire a Licensed Immigration …
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Does Syria have a law that states fleeing from the country is illegal?

Information about law in Syria is virtually impossible to find, but there is some evidence to support the claim. This article notes that exit stamps are required from the Damascus airport, that men be …
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