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The right of asylum is a very old principle that gives people the right to run away from their homes and seek refuge somewhere safe when they experience persecution. It is now a part of the 1948 universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the 1951 Refugee Convention. Under United States law, asylum is protection given to an individual, allowing him to stay in the United States instead of getting deported to their country where they fear persecution.
