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The U.S. is deporting Nicaraguan asylum seekers

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The story of a Nicaraguan dissident who — in fear for his life and his family’s — sought asylum at the border. U.S. officials sent him back instead.

Moises Alberto Ortega Valdivia is a political dissident from Nicaragua who sought asylum in the U.S. He was denied that right. What happened next at the border was “shocking,” says Post correspondent Kevin Sieff. “To them and to basically anyone who follows immigration law.” 

After the Post published this article, Congress members wrote to President Trump, demanding Nicaraguan asylum seekers be allowed to apply. 

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0:00.0

From the newsroom of the Washington Post.

0:05.0

Hi there, is the Mayor, Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.

0:09.0

Hey, it's Dossie, I want to pick your brain on the truck.

0:11.0

Hi, Wayne's Jonathan Johnson.

0:13.0

This is Post Reports.

0:15.0

I'm routine powers.

0:16.0

It's Friday, September 4.

0:24.0

Today, the story behind why some political dissidents are being denied their right to

0:29.6

win a silent hearing.

0:35.6

We've been covering the situation in Nicaragua over the last few years, basically as it's descended,

0:41.6

deeper and deeper into chaos.

0:45.6

We started hearing over the last few months that some of those people, including people who post-corespondents

0:51.6

have interviewed in the past, had tried to migrate to the US, and upon arriving at the US border,

0:58.6

have been put on airplanes and sent directly back to Nicaragua.

1:04.6

My name is Kevin Seaf, and I am the Mexico and Central America Bureau Chief for the Post.

1:13.6

So normally you could go to the US border, and upon crossing the border you could basically tell the

1:20.6

agent, tell the immigration agent that you're there because you're fleeing persecution in your country of origin.

1:26.6

And that would sort of launch this asylum process.

1:29.6

You would then have a credible fear interview, and eventually you would have multiple court dates,

1:34.6

and you'd present your case to an immigration judge.

1:39.6

Hello.

1:44.6

Hola, meces.

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