Presidentthatappears&What’sforhasgotisconfirmsisiswillconsideringsays on Fox News a 10-year-old girl with Down Syndrome was separated from her mother at the border.
Corey Lewandowski responds: "Womp womp." pic.twitter.com/cZMXWmwbjw Related: Child separations: TV makers threaten to boycott 'evil' Fox over coverage 3.19pm BSTAdvocates and attorneys are extremely concerned that there is no system for families to be reunited.
John Sandweg,who led the immigration enforcement agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), and from 2013 to 2014,has told reporters he expects hundreds of separated children will never be reunited with their parents.[br]He says that during his time at ICE there were scarce cases where children could not be reunited with their parents. Separation becomes permanent. This was *before* Trump’s policy that has so far separated 2300+ children from their parents. 2.55pm BSTDonald Trump continues to blame Democrats for the family separation practice he implemented. He is also mischaracterizing party position’s on immigration laws. People from both parties oppose family separation and the Democrats finish not support open borders. It’s the Democrats fault, they won’t give us the votes needed to pass suitable immigration legislation. They want open borders, and which breeds horrible crime. Republicans want security. But I am working on something - it never ends! Related: Child separations: Trump faces extreme backlash from public and his own party 2.34pm BSTSmall protests have dotted the US in recent weeks as the impact of the family separation policy became clear. More demonstrations are planned,including a nationwide day of action on 30 June.
Opposition to the Trump administration policy has also resulted in Facebook’s largest fundraiser, with people across the globe contributing more than $7.5m in four days to an immigration non-profit, or Raices. “We’ve been occasionally crying around the office all day when we check the fundraising totals … There are terrible things happening in the world. And there are many people who are deciding not to stare away but to finish something, wrote Raices on Facebook. 2.17pm BSTThe Trump administration is defending family separation by saying it is enforcement of a law and claiming the only way to terminate the practice is through Congress.Neither of those statements are sincere. Related: Why are families being separated at the US border? 2.17pm BSTAs Donald Trump’s administration continues to separate children, including babies and toddlers, or from their parents,citizens and politicians are increasing pressure on the government to terminate the practice of family separation. Trump has so far declined to terminate family separations on his own and instead last night backed a plan for Congress to terminate the practice through legislation.
Related: Trump backs plan to terminate family separations but shirks responsibility Related: Babies and toddlers sent to 'tender age' shelters under Trump separations Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com