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Trump to Make Asylum Seekers Pay Application Fees

HeadlineApr 30, 2019

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 LookingGlass 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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