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World Coronavirus Dispatch: US expels 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children

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Yuvraj Malik New Delhi
The United States has expelled about 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children intercepted at the US-Mexico border since March 20, under rules seeking to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in that country, according to court documents filed Friday by the Justice Department. The Trump administration had implemented new border rules on March 21 that scrapped decades-old practices under laws meant to protect children from human trafficking and offer them a chance to seek asylum in a US immigration court.
 
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Total Confirmed Cases: 28,481,413

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