U.S. officials to start pushing asylum seekers back across the border

Migrants from Honduras, Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala wait to turn themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. U.S. border officials finalized plans to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases are considered in the United States.

Migrants from Honduras, Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala wait to turn themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. U.S. border officials finalized plans to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases are considered in the United States.

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Jan. 24, 2019 2:06 PM PT

U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

Migrants arrive at an Annunciation House facility after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in El Paso.

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U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

People turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso after crossing the Rio Grande to ask for asylum.

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U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

A man from Honduras and a woman and her children from Guatemala prepare to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso.

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U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

Daniela Serrano and her children in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

U.S. Border Patrol agents in El Paso.

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U.S. to require asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

Migrants wait to declare asylum in El Paso.

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