political asylum

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<p>A coalition of human rights organizations filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the separation of families seeking political asylum upon their arrival at the United States border.</p>
<p>The document, filed on Dec. 11 with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, lifts up the cases of 15 individuals (mostly Central Americans) who were separated from their family members by U.S. immigration officials shortly after arrival at the U.S. border seeking asylum.</p>

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<p>The Central American exodus has once again become present in northern Mexico, as 60 men, women, and children from the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras arrived at Mexico’s northwestern border.</p>
<p>These individuals traveled with a caravan to Tijuana in search of political asylum in the U.S.</p>