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January 30, 2019

Trump Immigration Rule Forces 1st Asylum Seeker Out of U.S., Back into Mexico
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On Tuesday, the United States launched its sweeping new policy of
forcing many asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind
through court. Officials at a border crossing near San Diego returned a
Honduran asylum seeker to Mexico who sought asylum after months on a
waiting list.


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