Khalid

American

[khah-leed, kah-, khal-id, kal-] / xɑˈlid, kɑ-, ˈxæl ɪd, ˈkæl- /

noun

Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud, 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).

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When Khalid, Julia and Benjamin won their immigration cases last year, they were all given a similar message by the judge:

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Khalid, Julia and Benjamin don't have passports, and they've had to pay for things like toothbrushes out of pocket while detained in a hotel in Malabo, the economic capital.

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"We can't leave the hotel," Khalid said.

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Khalid, Benjamin and Julia all had applied for asylum.

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Equatorial Guinean authorities have told the East Africans that "we can't seek asylum here," Khalid said.

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