DHS to begin returning asylum-seekers at border to Mexico to await decisions

Honduran asylum-seekers enter the United States at the Otay Mesa port of entry on Dec. 18, 2018. Moises Castillo / AP via NBC News
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a new policy Thursday that will require asylum-seekers who enter the country illegally to return to Mexico while they await decisions on their asylum claims.
According to prepared remarks before Congress by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the U.S. has reached a deal with Mexic