Using the Pandemic and Trump-Era Regulations as Cover, Biden Admin Deports Thousands of Asylum Seekers - Progressive Hub

By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams

Citing the imperative for all governments to uphold applicable international law, the United Nations refugee agency on Wednesday expressed concern over the Biden administration’s continued use of a Trump-era “expedited removal” process by which families seeking asylum in the U.S. are flown back to Mexico under pretext of mitigating the Covid-19 pandemic.

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