Bajorans are outcasts on many other worlds, considered burdensome refugees.

Once a return or compensation plan is put into effect, they would no longer be considered refugees.

He was particularly angry about France's attitude toward people he considers refugees.

The 22,134 people there are to be moved to settlements housing about 250,000 displaced Cambodians who are not considered refugees.

Across the world, the number of people the United Nations considers refugees has dropped, though war seems as prevalent as ever.

While they wish to be considered political refugees protected by international treaties, China says they are economic migrants who should be sent home if caught.

To date, 2 million Afghans lived in Iran, of whom 800,000 are considered refugees.

Western governments have now promised to resettle over the next three years the 53,000 who arrived before and who are therefore automatically considered refugees.

That claim could plausibly be made by hundreds of millions of Chinese who would not otherwise be considered political refugees.

Under the old international agreement, all Vietnamese boat people were considered refugees fleeing political or religious persecution.