The Biden administration intended to lift COVID-19-era border restrictions for asylum seekers — known as Title 42 — earlier this month. But a federal judge’s decision will now keep the policy in place indefinitely. Reporter Alisa Reznick spent the day at a border crossing in the Mexican city of Nogales to find out what’s next for the asylum seekers.
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