Asylum seekers can apply at or within the border, refugees can apply outside the border. This is how people defect from foreign countries. Applying does not gi

Asylum seekers can apply at or within the border, refugees can apply outside the border. This is how people defect from foreign countries. Applying does not give you permission to enter a country, that's only once you are granted protection. Depending on the circumstances, sometimes temporary entry is allowed. However if you're inside the border without permission then currently you're detained instead of immediately deported while the case is processed to help asylum seekers. Those are the rules, and as a legal immigrant and naturalized US Citizen, I have absolutely no fear of deportation.