asylee

English

Etymology

From asylum +‎ -ee.

Noun

asylee (plural asylees)

  1. A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.
    • 1981 July 31, UPI, “REAGAN'S STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 14 May 2022:
      At the same time, we must insure adequate legal authority to establish control over immigration: to enable us, when sudden influxes of foreigners occur, to decide to whom we grant the status of refugee or asylee; to improve our border control; […]
    • 1990 July 25, Howard W. French, “ASYLUM-SEEKERS STRAIN CUBA'S TIES”, in The New York Times‎[2], archived from the original on 12 November 2024:
      "It is quite a novel technique to teach a lesson to any would-be asylees, and also to send a message to the foreign missions."
    • 2025 January 31, Don Barnett, “Episcopal bishop lectures Trump while earning taxpayer millions to bring migrants into US”, in New York Post‎[3], archived from the original on 1 February 2025:
      EMM brings in LGBTQ refugees and asylees in a special federal refugee program started during the Obama administration called “Preferred Communities.”

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