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Bennie Thompson: “I call metering a violation of U.S. asylum law; our laws do not place a limit on the number of people who can apply for…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
I call metering a violation of U.S. asylum law; our laws do not place a limit on the number of people who can apply for asylum.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson criticizes the administration's policy limiting asylum applications.

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