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Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico face threat of violence

Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico face daily threat of violence

12/20/2019

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Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico face threat of violence

Clip: 12/20/2019 | 8m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico face daily threat of violence

According to the U.S. Immigration Policy Center, one in four asylum seekers forced by the Trump administration to remain in Mexico encounters violence there. Yamiche Alcindor looks at the risks they face as they wait out their cases in places sometimes more dangerous than those they fled.

12/20/2019

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