Thus she applied for political asylum on March 29, 1997.

The police said none of the five had applied for political asylum.

He stayed behind and has since applied for political asylum.

Last year, more than 80,000 people applied for asylum in Britain.

Spring training and most of a season have passed since the couple applied for asylum.

Between 1989 and 1991, about 30,000 people a year applied for asylum here.

He applied for asylum but ultimately gave up and went home to China.

Of those, about 1,600 have applied for asylum in order to remain here.

Last year, 71,160 people applied for political asylum in Britain.

More than 6,600 have been allowed to apply for asylum.