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Today's Terms
Asylee
Definition:
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution.
Alien
Definition:
Any person not a citizen or national of the United States.
Country of Citizenship
Definition:
The country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected.
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