political asylum

Among them was a young Venezuelan makeup artist who was in U.S. custody while awaiting a political asylum hearing.

Both were apparently among thousands of political asylum aspirants who entered the United States from Mexico legally via an immigration process scrapped by the Trump administration.

So he flew to Argentina and sought political asylum.

Her intention, she said, is to ask for political asylum.

He fled the country in September and was granted political asylum in Spain after Venezuela's authorities ordered his arrest, accusing González of conspiracy and of forging documents.