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Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Asylum Claims by Migrants

  • To limit claims by those illegally crossing U.S.-Mexico border
  • Trump assailed migrant ‘caravan’ in midterm election campaign
A person sits in front of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
A person sits in front of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday, May 19, 2018.Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg
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The Trump administration said it would restrict people who illegally cross the U.S. border with Mexico from claiming asylum, as the president seeks to choke off migration from Latin America.

The change to asylum procedures was published Thursday by the Justice Department. President Donald Trump has blamed U.S. asylum rules for luring thousands of migrants a year from Central American countries. The new rule is almost certain to be challenged in courts.