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Thousands Of Foreigners Sent Back To Mexico Under Trump Policy Have Given Up Asylum Claims

Joseph Curl
Thousands Of Foreigners Sent Back To Mexico Under Trump Policy Have Given Up Asylum Claims
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Before President Donald Trump acted, foreigners who entered the United States illegally and sought to claim asylum were processed and then … released into the United States.

They were then required to return for a hearing on their status, but that would usually take months, sometimes years.

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