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UN Rights Chief Slams US Asylum Policy

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The U.S. administration's asylum policy may be in breach of
   international human rights law, said U.N. High Commissioner for Human
   Rights Michelle Bachelet.

   Policies that restrict migration must be in compliance with standards
   that do not put people's lives at risk, she said, adding that migrants
   unable to enter a country through a legal crossing point will find
   other routes, which could put them in danger.

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