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A US government lawyer stopped to help three asylum seekers on a highway. Now she could face criminal charges
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Trump administration has stepped up punitive measures targeting citizens who provide compassionate assistance to migrants

Worsening gang violence forced them to leave — two of Carlos’ friends were murdered, and a gang leader wanted Esmeralda to be his girlfriend, according to court documents.in a remote stretch of desert with a group of migrants and smugglers. But Esmeralda became sick and had trouble keeping up.The three of them became lost as they hiked north, and they ran out of food and water, according to statements they provided to the federal public defender’s office.

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