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    A group of asylum-seekers from Ecuador wait in a makeshift camp after crossing the nearby border with Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. Migrants continue to arrive to desert campsites along California’s border with Mexico, as they await processing in tents made from tree branches. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) CAGB102 CAGB102

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