Another Crackdown on the Border
The Trump administration is refusing entry to asylum-seekers, citing the coronavirus.
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Episode Notes
The pandemic hasn’t stopped the flow of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border. But it has prompted an emergency crackdown on asylum-seekers, and critics of the Trump administration say the policy is violating U.S. law.
Guest: Adolfo Flores, reporter for BuzzFeed News.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Danielle Hewitt, with help from Daniel Avis.