"Look, isn't it possible for me to claim asylum or something with you people?"

A slave could claim asylum in a temple or at an altar, just like a free man.

I am afraid to return to my home country, can I claim asylum?

Of the 15 passengers and three crew members on board, 16 decided to claim political asylum.

The bill makes it more difficult for refugees to claim asylum here.

Instead of changing planes in Vienna, he claimed political asylum.

After claiming political asylum in London, she went on to give birth to two daughters.

Only Germany is smaller, and the numbers claiming asylum much bigger.

See Claiming asylum to find out how to make an application.

He first came to the United States in 1991, and claimed political asylum.