Subject: Re: NYC HS Students Forced....
Unlike virtually every other immigration application, the U.S. Code explicitly allows asylum requests from anyone who is physically present in the U.S. regardless of how they entered. For almost any other immigration application, arriving outside of a port of entry and crossing the border illegally disqualifies you from the request. But not asylum. Says so right in the statute. - Albaby

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Wow, that is pretty clear and specific. Thank you for nailing this down. I wonder if the people who wrote this language knew that such abuse could result.