Between the third quarter of 2017 and the end of 2023, the number of refugee claims made by irregular border crossers decreased overall. Meanwhile, the number of rejected claims has fluctuated more sporadically. It increased from *** during the third quarter of 2018 to more than during the second quarter of 2019, but only ** applications had been rejected during the second quarter of 2020. However, during this early pandemic period, few applications had been made.
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