🔑 Key Term: Asylum is a form of legal protection for people fleeing their home countries due to serious threats, like violence, persecution, or war. It has nothing to do with mental health facilities, despite confusion caused by some, including President Donald Trump, who has suggested that people are being released from “asylums” and coming to the U.S. In reality, asylum seekers are individuals escaping danger and asking for safety under international and U.S. law. If granted asylum, they are allowed to stay in the country and build a new life without fear of being sent back to harm.