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persecution
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Enrique's Journey (Adapted for Young People)
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My father, Mahafud, was born in Argentina after his Christian family fled religious persecution in Syria.†
p. 6.7 *

persecution = very bad and unfair treatment
My mother, Clara, born in Poland, emigrated to Argentina as a young girl to flee poverty and the persecution of Jews.†
p. 6.8
Enrique will ask the court for relief from deportation, which is granted to immigrants who fear persecution if they return home.†
p. 217.1
The judge says Enrique is in danger going back to Honduras but hasn't met a requirement of being allowed to stay in the United States: proving he is part of a persecuted group.†
p. 217.6

persecuted = treated very badly and unfairly

Definitions:

(1) (persecution)
very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)