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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump makes sweeping changes to the asylum system, and lawsuits follow

    The ACLU announced today that it’s suing the Trump administration over another immigration policy. This suit challenges the Department of Justice’s move to deny asylum seekers a bond hearing so they can leave detention while their cases pend.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 3, 2019 • 1 min read

    The ACLU announced today that it’s suing the Trump administration over another immigration policy. This suit challenges the Department of Justice’s move to deny asylum seekers a bond hearing so they can leave detention while their cases pend. Separately, some asylum officers say they’re growing increasingly uncomfortable with a Trump policy that forces some asylum seekers to return to Mexico while they wait for a court hearing in the US.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Meatless goes mainstream
    1. 0:00Trump makes sweeping changes to the asylum system, and lawsuits followYou’re reading this
    2. 10:56Why fast food restaurants are going meatless
    3. 19:40In ‘Uglydolls,’ not fitting in is a good thing
    4. 36:34Bridging cultures through hip-hop: Artists mix English and Mandarin
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