61. Hong Kong has accepted bona fide asylum seekers on the condition that they leave quickly and quietly for a third country, so as not to antagonize Beijing. 62. Howard sent asylum seekers, mainly those fleeing Afghanistan and Iraq, to neighboring countries for temporary detention and then tightened asylum laws. 63. However, the number of gay asylum seekers is still tiny compared with the total number of asylum seekers. 64. Human rights groups and advocates for asylum seekers, many of whom have fled violent governments, praised the decision. 65. Immigrants, including Iranian and Iraqi asylum seekers, are still upset about conditions at the center and about their continued detention generally. 66. In a city often accused of being overly segregated, many Cuban and Haitian immigrants agreed Monday that the government should treat all asylum seekers equally. 67. In August, Australia closed its doors to asylum seekers being smuggled from the Middle East and began diverting them to Pacific islands. 68. In El Paso, Texas, he said, many asylum seekers have to post bond before being paroled. 69. In Los Angeles and New Jersey, asylum seekers are usually released, but only if family members will sponsor them. 70. In other cases, judges denied asylum under the old legal standard but never determined whether the asylum seekers had told the truth. |