Illegal immigration
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Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of that country's immigration laws, including unauthorized entry or continued residence after the expiration of a valid visa.
An asylum seeker that has illegally crossed from the United States to Canada is being detained.
Arrested refugees/immigrants in Fylakio detention centre, Evros, northern Greece
Migrant family freighthopping in southern Mexico from Central America
Border patrol at sea by the US Customs and Border Protection
Asylum seeker
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An asylum seeker or asylum-seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country, and makes in that other country a formal application for the right of asylum according to t
Illegal immigration
…Unauthorized residence can carry risks of detention, deportation, or other administrative sanctions, depending on national laws. Some migrants, including asylum seekers, are legally protected from penalties under international law. Under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, people who enter…
Konrad Schumann, an East German border guard, fleeing East Germany towards West Germany in 1962