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Trump Immigration Rule Forces 1st Asylum Seeker Out of U.S., Back into Mexico

HeadlineJan 30, 2019

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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