Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
VPM PBS in the Harrisonburg viewing area (WVPT) will be undergoing required maintenance beginning midnight tonight (6/8/23). When the over-the-air signal returns at about 6:00 AM, it will be running at reduced power on a temporary antenna. This will continue until September 15th. Some viewers could lose reception during this time.

Click here to access the
Live Stream as an option to the over-the-air broadcast.

Legal challenges likely over proposed U.S. asylum rule

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, on Feb. 6, 2023. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, on Feb. 6, 2023. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would make it more difficult for migrants fleeing unsafe conditions in their home countries to apply for asylum.

Here & Now’s Scott Tong learns more about the implications with Diana Kearney, senior legal advisor at Oxfam America.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.