The Latest: US begins tough new policy on asylum seekers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. denial of asylum claims from Central Americans (all times local):
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The Trump administration has begun enforcing radical new restrictions on who qualifies for asylum as tens of thousands of migrants wait on the Mexican border, seeking refuge.
The new U.S. policy would effectively deny asylum to nearly all migrants arriving at the southern border who aren’t from Mexico. It would disallow anyone who passes through another country without fir