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April 30, 2019

Trump to Make Asylum Seekers Pay Application Fees
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President Trump has imposed new restrictions on asylum seekers along the
U.S.-Mexican border, ordering them to pay fees in order to apply for
work permits and for refuge in the U.S. The new restrictions, set to
take effect in 90 days, would also require already backlogged
immigration courts to settle asylum applications within 180 days.
Meanwhile, The Intercept reports the Department of Homeland Security
hired the private intelligence firm Looking Glass Cyber Solutions to spy
on social media accounts affiliated with protests against President
Trump's migrant family separation policies along the U.S.-Mexico border.


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