Tag: asylum applicants
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US Treasury Sanctions Migrant-trafficking Gang For Providing False Papers To Asylum Seekers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — On Friday, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on a Mexican migrant trafficking organization that provided false identification to asylum applicants in an effort to circumvent the legal system. The gang, also known as the Hernandez Salas organization, is based in Mexicali, a border town close to Calexico, California. The Treasury statement…