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October 22, 2020

Protesters at U.S. Border Decry Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Policy for Asylum Seekers
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In Mexico, protesters marched near the U.S. border in Tijuana Wednesday
demanding the Trump administration end its "Remain in Mexico" policy for
people seeking asylum in the United States. Immigration activist Paulina
Olvera says the policy has been especially cruel for asylum seekers
during the pandemic.

Paulina Olvera: "Because many of them have spent months here, some even
a year waiting, and since the pandemic, the border has been closed
completely to asylum seekers, and they're in legal limbo. They don't
know when they're going to have their next hearing. They have no
protection from Mexico and the United States. And I believe many of them
are struggling even to just eat. It affects everything, including mental
health."



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