Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US as new policy kicks in | World News, The Indian Express

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US as new policy kicks in | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Mexico |Published: July 18, 2019 12:56:00 pm

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US as new policy kicks in

Human rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, have sued to block the measure, saying it violates U.S. asylum obligations and forces people to remain in countries "rife with danger."

A girl walks inside a bedroom at the Agape World Mission shelter used mostly by Mexican and Central American migrants who are applying for asylum in the US. (AP)

Fear over new U.S. curbs on almost all asylum seekers spread this week among migrants at its southern border, but some on waiting lists in Mexican cities found the gates to the United States stayed open, despite a much higher bar to stay.