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Kristie De Peña

In this Oct. 23, 2018 image, people seeking asylum in the United States line up to receive a number at the border in Tijuana, Mexico. The first obstacle that migrants in a giant caravan may face if they reach the U.S. border is a long wait in Mexico. To enter through San Diego, the wait in Mexico is a month or longer. (AP/Gregory Bull)

Five things you need to know about Donald Trump’s asylum ban — and its murky justification

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(AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

Do immigrants falsely claim public benefits? Whatever Trump thinks, the answer is pretty much no

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Edvin Cazun, of Guatemala, right, hugs his son Samuel as they reunite after being separated about a month, July 23, 2018, in Hebron, Ky. (AP/John Minchillo)

Trump’s proposed family detention rule: Longer incarceration with lower standards

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Tucker Carlson; Michael Anton (Getty/Roy Rochlin/AP/Carolyn Kaster)

No, Tucker Carlson: Birthright citizenship is not just an “assumption,” and Trump can’t undo it

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A Honduran child and her mother, fleeing poverty and violence in their home country, wait along the border bridge after being denied entry from Mexico into the U.S. (Getty/Spencer Platt)

Is there rampant fraud among asylum seekers? On the border, I saw none

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No, Trump’s “family separation” policy at the border is not the same as Obama’s

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