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jschubart t1_iyalehj wrote

Reply to comment by Affectionate_Roof361 in Antiwar Activists Who Flee Russia Find Detention, Not Freedom, in the U.S. by ThisIsNotCorn

How many countries they went through has zero bearing on their eligibility to enter. Same as anyone else trying to enter the US.

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BadMedAdvice t1_iyanodi wrote

Eh... You're supposed to claim asylum in the first safe country you arrive in.

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Rikey_Doodle t1_iybbhhz wrote

>Same as anyone else trying to enter the US.

Right which is... Exactly what's happening? The US doesn't have an open border with Russia, never did. Welcome to the asylum process.

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jschubart t1_iybroc9 wrote

The commenter implied that how many countries they went through first should have a bearing on whether they should be granted asylum. Many people are under the impression that if an asylum seeker travels through another safe country first, their asylum will be rejected. Looking at their comment history, they appear to be from the EU where that is the case but it is not in the US. My comment was to correct that thought. You are correct that they are going through the standard process which is no different than other asylum seekers.

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