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Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

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Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to aggressively push for tougher screening of asylum-seekers that will make it vastly more difficult for migrants to win protection in the United States from persecution in their home countries, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday.
Trump Administration to Push for Tougher Asylum Rules
Kenya The New York Times world
26 May 2024
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has decided to slash the U.S. refugee program by almost half, greatly dimming the United States’ role in accepting persecuted refugees from most parts of the world, the State Department announced Thursday.
U.S. Cuts Refugee Program Again, Placing Cap at 18,000 People
Kenya The New York Times world
23 Jun 2019
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday delayed plans for nationwide raids to deport families in the country illegally, but he threatened to unleash Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in two weeks if Democrats do not submit to changes in asylum law that they have long opposed.
Trump delays deportation raids on immigrant families
Kenya The New York Times world
10 Apr 2019
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to aggressively push for tougher screening of asylum-seekers that will make it vastly more difficult for migrants fleeing persecution in their home countries from winning protection in the United States, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday.
Trump Administration to Push for Tougher Asylum Rules