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seeking asylum
Describes a person who has left their home country and is officially asking for asylum, that is, for protection and admission, in another country.
Die asylsuchende Familie wurde vorübergehend in einer Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung untergebracht.
The family seeking asylum was temporarily housed in an initial reception center.
The word is a present participle, composed of 'das Asyl' (asylum) and 'suchend' (seeking, from 'suchen' (to search/look for)). It describes a person who is actively going through the process of seeking asylum.
In der Stadt gibt es eine Beratungsstelle für asylsuchende Menschen.
There is a counseling center in the city for people seeking asylum.
This adjective is very often used as a noun to refer to people. You then say 'der Asylsuchende' (male asylum seeker), 'die Asylsuchende' (female asylum seeker), or 'die Asylsuchenden' (asylum seekers, plural).
Die Asylsuchenden warten auf die Entscheidung über ihren Antrag.
The asylum seekers are waiting for the decision on their application.
'Asylsuchend' (seeking asylum) is a formal and neutral term from administrative language and the media. It is used to describe a person's legal status precisely.
Der offizielle Status der Person ist „asylsuchend“.
The person's official status is 'asylsuchend' (seeking asylum).
refugee
Flüchtling refers to a person who had to leave their home country because of war, persecution, or a natural disaster. Asylsuchend describes more precisely that this person is officially asking for protection in another country. A person can therefore be both a Flüchtling and asylsuchend.
Der asylsuchende Mann beantragte nach seiner Flucht offiziell Schutz.
After fleeing, the man seeking asylum officially applied for protection.
Der Flüchtling verließ sein Heimatland wegen des Krieges.
The refugee left his home country because of the war.
