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Two years after "remain in Mexico" policy began, migrants allowed to pursue their asylum claims in the U.S.

More than 70,000 asylum seekers were placed into the Trump-era policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for a U.S. hearing. About 25,000 are still enrolled.

A worker from the International Organization for Migration lifts a child as they cross the Paso del Norte International Bridge from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to El Paso on Feb. 26, 2021.

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