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Markwayne Mullin: “We are allowing no individuals to claim asylum to come into…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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… going to be trying to enter the country legally where we can allow them to enter if they truly have a claim or have the right paperwork in place. But We are allowing no individuals to claim asylum to come into this country unless they can truly prove by legal statute what they have to require. Not because they say the correct things on the, on, on a handwritten card, but prove that they have an asylum need. Thank you, Secretary. Thank you very much. (27:09–27:19)

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Asserts that no asylum claims are being accepted unless they meet legal requirements.

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