Petitioners for asylum must prove they have a “reasonable fear” of persecution in their home country. Reasonable fear is defined by the United Nations as at least a 10 percent chance of persecution.
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Petitioners
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Petitioners for asylum must file for asylum within a year of their arrival in the U.S.
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Some healing temples also used sacred dogs to lick the wounds of sick petitioners.
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