New asylum rules will virtually end entry into U.S. from Mexican border

Friday, September 13, 2019

TIJUANA, Mexico -- A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum.

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