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December 4, 2020

Asylum Seekers Protest on U.S.-Mexico Border to Demand Resumption of Legal Proceedings
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In more immigration news, The Arizona Republic reports dozens of asylum
seekers and allies led a protest Wednesday in the border sister cities
of Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, demanding President-elect Joe
Biden restore asylum proceedings. Nearly 80 people marched side by side,
separated by the massive border wall. Asylum seekers remain stuck on the
Mexican side as the Trump administration has used COVID-19 as a pretext
to suspend asylum claims. Asylum seekers are also urging Biden to kill
other Trump policies, including the "Remain in Mexico" program, which
has forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while
their asylum cases are resolved in U.S. courts. 


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