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FILE - In this July 28, 2019, file photo, Cameroonians wait in a rented apartment in Tijuana, Mexico, until their names are called to claim asylum in the U.S. President Donald Trump isn't the only world leader making it virtually impossible for many Africans to get asylum in the United States. Ecuador is closing its doors as one of the few countries in North and South America to welcome African visitors, depriving them of a starting point for their dangerous journeys north by land. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)

FILE - In this July 28, 2019, file photo, Cameroonians wait in a rented apartment in Tijuana, Mexico, until their names are called to claim asylum in the U.S. President Donald Trump isn't the only world leader making it virtually impossible for many Africans to get asylum in the United States. Ecuador is closing its doors as one of the few countries in North and South America to welcome African visitors, depriving them of a starting point for their dangerous journeys north…

March 3, 2020

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Trump allies in Americas block Africans' path to US asylum
March 3, 2020 10:47 a.m.

Trump allies in Americas block Africans' path to US asylum

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — President Donald Trump isn't the only world leader making it virtually impossible for many Africans to get asylum in the United States. He's getting plenty of help from allies in the Americas.