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News Articles: seeking asylum

Asylum-seekers wait for news on the CBP One appointments at El Chaparral crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Tuesday.

President Trump's suspension of asylum marks a break from U.S. past

Lee Gelernt with the ACLU said the action goes "way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past."

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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Iván and his mother, Hilda Ramirez, have taken refuge in a suburban church in Austin, Texas, for more than four and a half years. She says they fled his abusive grandfather in Guatemala five years ago, made it to the Texas border, and asked for asylum from the Obama administration. But she says their treatment under President Trump has been worse.

Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and asylum-seekers if he wins the election.

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  • John Burnett