article_snippet: his has since applied for asylum and has been released into Home Office accommodation.
article_snippet: Asylum is only granted to those who are in fear of persecution in those who are in fear of persecution in their home country home country.
article_snippet: my uncle is not working illegally, nor claiming benefits or housing, and understands the legal implications of remaining in the UK after my uncle visa has expired, but said my uncle situation is hopeless.
article_snippet: Later my uncle went to London and began sleeping in parks and on night buses and begging for £1 from passers-by to buy chips. '