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ACLU to CBP: Stop Trashing Asylum Seekers’ Possessions
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ACLU to CBP: Stop Trashing Asylum Seekers’ Possessions

“It strips people of their humanity,” says the ACLU.

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Melissa del Bosque
Oct 04, 2022
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Border Patrol tells asylum seekers to discard their possessions before being processed. This man throws away his family’s belongings after crossing the border from Mexico on June 22, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona. (Photo credit: Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)

For years, Border Patrol agents have trashed peoples’ documents and possessions at the border. But …

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