Trump administration sets 'new bar' for immigrants seeking asylum

Posted on AllSides July 15th, 2019
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Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States from Mexico must now also first seek protection from a so-called third party country, the Trump administration said on Monday.

The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, in a joint statement, said the new interim rule would set a “new bar” for immigrants trying to enter across the southern U.S. border “by placing further restrictions or limitations on eligibility for aliens who seek asylum in the United States.”

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-thirdparty/trump-administration-sets-new-bar-for-immigrants-seeking-asylum-idUSKCN1UA1IL

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