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In this September 26, 2019 file photo, asylum seekers, in Tijuana, Mexico, listen to names being called from a waiting list to claim asylum at a border crossing in San Diego. (Source: AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)
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US to test faster asylum screenings for migrants crossing border illegally

An US flag waves in the wind on a boat near the Statue of Liberty in New York August 31, 2011. Reuters/Lucas Jackson
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US plans tough restrictions on asylum seekers

Members of the Afghan families Karimzai and Salarzai, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power, cross through the El Chaparral port of entry after being allowed to enter the U.S. as asylum seekers with Title 42 exception, in Tijuana, Mexico, July 22, 2022, REUTERS/Aimee Melo NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Democrats, Republicans sponsor bill to give thousands of Afghans path to citizenship