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FILE - In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, migrants in Tijuana, many from Cameroon, listen to names being called for those who can claim asylum that day in the US. 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 Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photo, migrants in Tijuana, many from Cameroon, listen to names being called for those who can claim asylum that day in the US. 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 jo…

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.