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Tue 01 Jan 2009Applications for asylum continue to fall as departures of illegals rise 23%
THE NUMBER of people seeking asylum here continued to fall last year with the highest proportion of applicants now coming from Nigeria, figures just published show.
The statistic from the Department of Justice show that 3,866 people applied for asylum last year compared with 3,985 applications in 2007, a fall of about 3 per cent.
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