“I cried. I was sobbing,” Roque said in Filipino, recalling the moment his application was formally received at Ter Apel, the IND center where all asylum seekers begin their process. Roque emphasized that the formal acknowledgment of his application would ensure his protection under the principle of non-refoulement, which stipulates that no individual should be returned to a country where they face threats of persecution.
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