US expels more than 6,000 migrants using new pandemic rules

More than 6,000 migrants have been turned away at the US-Mexico border since new coronavirus border restrictions took effect, according to the latest US Customs and Border Protection data

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Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan insisted Thursday that the new restrictions, which went into effect March 21, are"not about immigration.""It's purely about infectious disease and public health," said Morgan, who repeatedly stated:"This is not about immigration, period. This is about public health and safety."President Donald Trump has previously floated closing down the US-Mexico border.

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