Nassau says no

By Sabrina Garone

Published May 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Police monitor as migrants from a group of 50, who were chosen by the Mexican "Casa Migrante" organization, walk cross the Puerto Nuevo bridge from Matamoros, Mexico, to be processed by U.S. immigration officials, early Friday, May 12, 2023, the day after U.S. pandemic-related asylum restrictions called Title 42 were lifted. According to Mexican immigration officials, migrants will be organized to cross in groups of 50. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Police monitor as migrants wait to be processed by U.S. immigration officials, early Friday, May 12, 2023, the day after U.S. pandemic-related asylum restrictions called Title 42 were lifted.

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Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.

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