we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.
we put together a legal task force that represents them and we immediately put together asylum applications and filed those on those behalf. those applications have been sitting with the u.s. department of homeland security, u.s. citizen and immigration services and as jennifer mentioned earlier, only 12 of those applications have been granted out of the 43. so this have been a very frustrating process for them and they are in wait for more permanent legal status in the united states. rich: what s the explanation the government gives here, why is this taking so long? they haven t gotten an explanation from the u.s. government. the u.s. government came out with a program called operation allies welcome that they were going to ex petite the applications for afghan nationals and do it, they said, within 150 days barring exceptional circumstances. and so far they have all been interviewed but for 1 or 2 of them and the applications have just been sitting.
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ban tiktok from operating in the u.s. it will block social media companies based in chien be na. senator marco rubio says action is needed to combat the action of tiktok which is a chinese communist company. u.s. department of homeland security is deploying additional agents at the u.s./mexico boardr in el paso, texas. they are concerned about a covid era border policy will expend. currently it allows the u.s. to exexpel migrants. ed lavandera has more. reporter: as the sun fades away over el paso, a large group of migrants stand on the bo border s edge waiting to be processed by agents while a few others tip toa cross a short
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