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May 31, 2019

Trump Administration Plan Would Bar Most Central Americans from Seeking Asylum
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This comes as the Trump administration is reportedly considering a plan
to bar anyone who passes through a third country from seeking asylum at
the U.S.-Mexico border. The move would effectively prevent most Central
Americans from exercising their right under international law to seek
refugee status in the U.S. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports about
half of the 2,000 unaccompanied minors imprisoned at U.S. border
facilities are there beyond a 72-hour legal limit, with many spending
more than a week in Border Patrol stations and processing centers.


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