As a human rights lawyer who has done extensive immigration work, let me make something absolutely clear.
Asylum is legal immigration.
There's no "port of entry" requirement.
There's no "visa" requirement.
There's no "first country" requirement.
You enter the United States, and you apply for asylum.
Because asylum is legal immigration. Period.
Period.
@QasimRashid
We have the same arguments here in Australia, where seeking asylum is also legal.
In Australia, if you arrive by boat, you are an illegal, never able to settle here, although we'll happily detain you at enormous cost. The government even made ads.
Richer, often whiter asylum seekers arrive by plane. Planes cool, boats evil terrorists. 🤷♂️
Do not, under any circumstances, suggest racism might be involved*
*Racism is very much involved
Qasim Rashid, Esq.
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