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Backlash against Trump policies doom U.S. migration nominee

The defeat of a U.S. nominee reflects broad dissatisfaction with Trump's policies on migration, economy and trade.

Officers from U.N. Migration, or IOM, enroll Somalis returning from Libya.
Officers from U.N. Migration, or IOM, enroll Somalis returning from Libya. (AN/Omar Abdisalan)

GENEVA (AN) — For only a second time in a half-century, the leading international organization for migration will not be led by an American.

It is the most prominent sign yet of a global backlash against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies on migration, economy and trade.

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