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Asylum seekers face decision to split up families or wait indefinitely under new border policy

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Asylum seekers face decision to split up families or wait indefinitely under new border policy

Andrea Castillo, The Los Angeles Times (February 24, 2023)

The new CBP One mobile application is intended to aid with orderly processing of asylum seekers, but numerous flaws in the app are creating increasing barriers to asylees, especially families trying to seek asylum as family units.

Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month

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Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month

Colleen Long, Zeke Miller & Elliot Spagat, AP News (January 5, 2023)

The Biden has announced that it will deny entry to migrants from Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who cross the border from Mexico, and will require them to apply to enter the U.S. from their home countries. The U.S. will accept 30,000 people per month from these nations for two years.

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