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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Chaos and confusion as immigration officers get trained on new asylum rule

The Trump administration’s new asylum rule ends asylum at the southern border. The ACLU has promised to sue as soon as it goes into effect today.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jul 16, 2019 • 1 min read

The Trump administration’s new asylum rule ends asylum at the southern border. The ACLU has promised to sue as soon as it goes into effect today. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is scrambling to get immigration officials up to speed on how to implement the new rule.

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