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Asylum

A soldier stands outside a newly opened migrant shelter, formerly an assembly plant, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Photo: AP

Mexico opens first government shelter for asylum seekers

Government officials said the shelter at a former assembly plant in the city across from El Paso, Texas, can house 3,500 migrants.

People walk on the International border bridge Paso del Norte to cross from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso, Texas, US in this picture taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico July 17, 2019. Reuters.

Asylum seekers anxiously cross into US as new policy kicks in