Asylum-Seekers in Arizona Being Bused to Texas, Then Mexico

U.S. immigration authorities have reportedly started busing asylum-seekers who cross the border in Arizona to Texas, where they're sent to Mexico to await court hearings.

The government said its highly criticized program known as Remain in Mexico was now in effect all along the border, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. officials say the program has helped drastically reduce the number of migrants arriving at the border.

The program “works and is a game-changer in addressing the ongoing border crisis,” Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said in a tweet Friday.

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