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Biden mulls lifting pandemic asylum policy

The White House could lift an immigration policy implemented by former President Trump that allows immigration and border officials to send migrants back to Mexico to stop the spread of COVID-19. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers from the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, about what this policy change would mean for migrants and how could affect border crossings.

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U.S. to allow more asylum-seekers

As part of negotiations from a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, the Biden administration has agreed to allow up to 250 asylum-seekers who meet certain criteria into the country per day. Meanwhile, ProPublica reports the administration is fighting misinformation that's driving more people to the U.S.-Mexico border. Lomi Kriel, a reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what she learned from her investigation.

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