Maria Meza on US soil

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 Maria Meza and her children, who were photographed fleeing from tear gas at the border last month, are on US soil. Their asylum claim is now being processed by US Customs and Border Protection. Marco Werman talks to immigration lawyer Kara Lynum, who was with Maria and her children at the border on Monday night.   

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