Glossary
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Asylum Seeker
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Asylum seekers or asylees seek international protection; usually already in the United States or waiting to present their case at a Port of Entry; usually they are or will be legally recognized as refugees (see below)
Migrant belongings and items left behind in the desert; Spanish word for trash Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue unit Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection Aid Center for Migrants in Nogales, Sonora; operated by Kino Border Initiative A person who has been or is being expelled from a country for violation of immigration laws GVS Samaritans search back roads and trails 3-4 times per week for 6-7 hours at a time looking for migrants in distress U.S. Department of Homeland Security; oversees BP, CBP and ICE Town in Arizona with two immigrant detention centers; both have on-site immigration courts; both are operated by Core Civic, a private corporation Town in Arizona with two immigrant detention centers; one has an immigration court on-site; one is operated by Core Civic; the other is owned by the federal government but staffed by a private security company Forward Operating Base; usually by Border Patrol U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement A person who moves from their country of birth to another, usually seeking a permanent change A person who moves from place to place, within a country or, in common usage, between countries Ports of Entry are places where people can lawfully enter the country, usually along the border, also airports or seaports Persons outside of their native country who are unwilling or unable to return due to persecution or well-founded fear of persecution due to a variety of factors Recovered Human Remains Operation Streamline (OS) - Federal criminal court using an expedited process in select southern border cities; prosecutes unauthorized border crossers The eastern section of Arizona including the Arizona-Mexico border between the New Mexico state line and the Yuma, Arizona County line, a length of 262 miles GVS Samaritans leave clean water at multiple sites along migrant trails; sites are checked and re-stocked twice per week |