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The Trump administration is seeking to curb migration from Central America by introducing new rules over who can claim asylum in the US.

The measures, unveiled on Monday, say most migrants who travel via another country before reaching the US-Mexico border will be ineligible for asylum.

Migrants who have been trafficked will be exempt from the ban.

The American Civil Liberties Union has mounted a legal challenge against the restriction, calling it "unlawful".

Announcing the rule change, Attorney General William Barr said it would deter "economic migrants" from exploiting the US asylum system.

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"The United States is a generous country but is being completely overwhelmed by the burdens associated with apprehending and processing hundreds of thousands of aliens along the southern border," Mr Barr said in a statement.

The new regulations are the Trump administration's latest attempt to toughen the US asylum process as increasing numbers of Central American migrants arrive at the US-Mexico border..

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