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What is an asylum camp?
An asylum camp, like the one near Piddington mentioned, is a temporary facility housing people seeking asylum while their claims are processed. These camps are often controversial due to local concerns about resources and impact, as well as conditions within the camps themselves, which Burnham acknowledged as 'understandable'.
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