What asylum-seekers meet when they try to cross legally

Name: What asylum-seekers meet when they try to cross legally
Uploaded: 2018-06-20T22:30:00Z
Duration: P502S
Description: U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El Paso, Amna Nawaz follows a grandmother and granddaughter who are fleeing cartel violence.

Clip: 06/20/2018 | 8m 22s | Video has closed captioning.

U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El Paso, Amna Nawaz follows a grandmother and granddaughter who are fleeing cartel violence.

Aired: 06/20/18

Rating: NR

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