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Arizona border sheriff says Biden's immigration ban hurts asylum seekers, fails to address crime

caption: A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol truck, in the distance, patrols the U.S. border with Mexico, March 18, 2016, in Douglas, Ariz. (Ricardo Arduengo/AP)
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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol truck, in the distance, patrols the U.S. border with Mexico, March 18, 2016, in Douglas, Ariz. (Ricardo Arduengo/AP)

President Biden restricted asylum seekers from entering the country in executive actions last week. But one border sheriff says the move hurts the vulnerable while failing to address crime at the border.

Mark Dannels, sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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