The US has reopened its land borders to vaccinated travelers, but not to many asylum-seekers, even if they are vaccinated. The Biden administration continues with a public health order called Title 42 that allows border officials to automatically turn back asylum-seekers. Reporter Max Rivlin-Nadler explains how this reality is leaving migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, increasingly desperate for their chance to seek asylum in the US.
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