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U.S. Begins Admitting Asylum-Seekers Who Were Sent Back To Mexico

Migrants walk to the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, last week to make requests for political asylum.
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Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico.

The U.S. on Friday began admitting asylum-seekers who were sent back to Mexico by the Trump administration while they waited for immigration courts to decide their case. KPBS reporter Max Rivlin-Nadler has the latest from the border between Tijuana and San Diego.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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