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Legal groups who represent asylum seekers say the woman’s case illustrates an increasingly common pattern under the Trump administration of CBP agents turning away asylum seekers at the border. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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The woman says she returned to the border crossing on Feb. 4, this time armed with a declaration of her intent to seek asylum and a notice that she had legal representation. But the woman says CBP agents repeatedly tried to get her to say in a recorded Canada Goose Jackets interview that she did not fear returning to Mexico.
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“Please do not ignore this,” Ramos urged the office, according to an email shared with HuffPost. “One day CBP is going to illegally turn away an asylum seeker, and that human rights canada goose clearance sale violation may be the thing that gets them killed.”
Senators attempted to intervene as well. After Sens. [redacted] may have perceived as rude or unprofessional during CBP processing,” Kim Lowry, acting assistant commissioner for CBP’s Office of Congressional Affairs, wrote to the senators.
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Canada Goose Online “Despite multiple Statements of Declarations [the Mexican woman] has made for each of her asylum attempts, CBP has refused to provide her with a Credible Fear Interview jeopardizing her and her family’s safety,” he went on. “This is unacceptable.” Canada Goose Online
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