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- 1. The Biden administration has retained the policy expelling ____ migrants as well as families with older children.
- 4. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the _______President, recently told reporters his administration will open shelters on the ______side of the border.
- 5. Under President Joe Biden, the United States has opened about 14 new _____ to house migrant youths.
- 7. Unaccompanied minors intercepted at the ______undergo a two-step process before they are released to close relatives in the United States.
- 8. The five protected grounds for asylum are persecution due to : ____, religion, nationality, political opinion, or their particular social group.
- 12. The White House has made it clear that asking for asylum does not guarantee permanent _________in the U.S.
- 14. Biden’s administration stated, “many people are not going to get their _______claims in the US and it is possible that they will return to their country of origin at the end of that process,”
- 15. Many unauthorized border crossers say they seek to escape __________, poverty and, in many cases, the effects of natural disasters.
- 16. Tens of thousands of unaccompanied _____ have been intercepted at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, forcing t
- 17. Within 72 ____ minors must be transferred to the facilities designed to accommodate the needs of children.
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- 2. Mexican state that borders US/Texas
- 3. As of April 22, more than 23,000 migrant _______remained in U.S. custody.
- 6. Large swaths of Central America were devastated by ___________coinciding with the coronavirus pandemic that has stunted recovery efforts.
- 9. Border town in Texas
- 10. The _____administration had to scramble to identify additional facilities — some makeshift — to house unaccompanied minors.
- 11. To seek asylum in the United States, a person must demonstrate they fear persecution in their home ______
- 13. Many escaping violence, poverty in their home countries pay huge sums to smugglers and endanger themselves to cross US _____