Trump's new asylum rules go into effect, and opponents sue

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

TIJUANA, Mexico -- Hundreds of immigrants showed up at border crossings Tuesday in hopes of getting into the U.S. but faced the likelihood of being turned away under a new Trump administration asylum rule upending long-standing protections for people fleeing violence and oppression in their homelands.

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