migrant asylum seekers

People "are facing murder, rape, and other violence ... in shockingly high numbers," according to a new report. The group is calling on the White House to expand access to asylum.

The report says the administration planned to separate as many as 26,000 children under the "zero tolerance" policy. More than 5,000 children were separated before it was ended by a judge.

Administration officials credit a policy of returning asylum-seeking migrants to Mexico and an end to a policy referred to by critics as "catch and release."

The move is the latest by the Trump administration to curb the flow of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border.

The administration scores a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum applicants presenting themselves at the U.S. southern border.