The maternal-child nurse who is fluent in Spanish is working at the public health department located in a "sanctuary city". She is conducting a home visit with a young mother from Northern Triangle of Central America who arrived in the U.S. in 2017 and is now staying with her brother who is a U.S. citizen. The mother is very frightened and states that she fled her country because of the violence she and her children has experienced. She fears that they will not survive if they go back. The mother is eligible to apply for what status?

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The mother is eligible to apply for asylum status (asylee) because she is already in the U.S. and fears persecution if she returns to her home country. Refugee status is for those outside the U.S. seeking protection.

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