41.   That meant all an illegal immigrant had to do to be set free was assert an asylum claim, he said.

42.   The Australian government announced Thursday that it was restarting processing asylum claims for Afghans.

43.   The detainees included many awaiting deportation following the rejection of their asylum claims.

44.   The government has established refugee camps throughout the country for people to wait while their asylum claims are processed.

45.   The government opened the Oakington center last year, saying the intention was to decide asylum claims within seven days.

46.   The French, Swiss and Brunei embassies were condemned by human rights groups for handing over the Acehnese before they had a chance to prove their asylum claims.

47.   The protesters are demanding that the government speed up their asylum claims and move them out of the camp.

48.   The protesters are demanding that the government speed up their asylum claims and move them out of Woomera.

49.   Tory spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe said, if in power, the Conservatives would make greater use of detention as a deterrent to unjustified asylum claims.

50.   Would-be immigrants without possible asylum claims are deported immediately, while others remain in detention until their cases can be heard, Bergeron said.