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Asylum seekers in US living like convicted criminals
Immigrants or inmates? Detainees in the US are living like convicted criminals while awaiting asylum application decisions.
Asylum seekers in US living like convicted criminals
Asylum seekers or detainees as the US calls them, are seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, California, US on May 18, 2018. / Reuters
Abed AhmedAbed Ahmed
June 2, 2018

US President Donald Trump has already started campaigning for re-election in 2020, and a centerpiece of his run is criticism of immigration. 

His administration has unveiled policies that get tough on people living illegally in the US and immigrants who commit crimes. 

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