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Asylum Seekers: Chicago Shelter and Administration Officials

asylum seekers: According to the ACLU's lawsuit, the girl was taken away screaming and crying from her mother, according to Metro News. Immigrant advocates accuse the Trump administration of systematically separating parents and children who are requesting asylum. The woman is in a San Diego facility about 2,000 miles 3,200 kilometres from the Chicago shelter for unaccompanied immigrant minors holding the girl. Administration officials have said they believe many asylum seekers are taking advantage of a broken system. Authorities declined to comment on the lawsuit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.