Trump Administration Seeks To Limit Asylum-Seekers With New Rule

Hundreds of members of the Central American migrant caravan move in the early morning hours toward their next destination of Puebla on Monday in Cordoba, Mexico. The Trump administration issued a new rule for asylum-seekers on Thursda

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Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET

The Trump administration is taking steps to stem the flow of Central American migrants crossing the U.S. border from Mexico.

The administration issued a new rule Thursday designed to prohibit migrants who cross the border outside of designated entry points from seeking asylum in the United States.