PBS NewsHour

Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico face threat of violence

Clip: 12/20/2019 | 8m 56s

According to the U.S. Immigration Policy Center, one in four asylum seekers forced by the Trump administration to remain in Mexico encounters violence there. Yamiche Alcindor looks at the risks they face as they wait out their cases in places sometimes more dangerous than those they fled.

Aired: 12/20/19 | Rating: NR

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