Increasing Number of Asylum Seekers From the Usa Registered in Norway

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The number of applications from the United States is thus almost equal to those from Somalia. However, their chances of asylum are low.

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As many asylum seekers from the US as from Somalia this year Figures from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration show that 32 Americans and 33 Somalis have sought asylum in Norway this year. Secretary General John Peder Egenæs of Amnesty tells NRK that the political climate in the US is contributing to many wanting to leave the country. – The atmosphere that the US authorities are now creating in many areas, the atmosphere of fear, I believe …