Trump administration proposes denying asylum to people from disease-stricken countries

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed empowering border authorities to deny asylum to people from countries with widespread communicable disease.Wednesday's announcement is the latest in a string of regulations before the November elections to dramatically raise the bar on who qualifies for humanitarian protections.The Homeland Security and Justice departments say denying asylum to people from high-risk countries would combat disease in the United States, in some cases sto