Jun 18, 2018
Questions and Answers Can the Trump administration immediately stop separating families at the border, without an act of Congress? Yes. Last month, the Trump administration unilaterally implemented a new policy that results in family separations. On May 7, Attorney General Sessions delivered remarks confirming a “zero tolerance” policy in...
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From Laura Bush to Cher to Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Legend, here’s what celebrities have been saying about the Trump Administration’s horrific policy of separating children from their families at the border: I live in a border state. I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries,...
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Congress is a Sideshow; Trump is the Main Event Don’t be distracted by the side show in Congress. Don’t be confused by the lies, obfuscation, and blame shifting from the White House. Be aware of the cynical strategy we are all witnessing. With observers across America horrified by Trump’s...
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This Father’s Day, many fathers across the country will be having backyard BBQs with their children, receiving tools and tech gadgets and hugs. For untold numbers of immigrant fathers however, the day will be different. Immigrant fathers along the border may be in the next room over from their...
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Instead, It Would Prolong Detention of Children in Poor Conditions, End Decades Old Law That Protects Refugees Seeking Protection NBC reports House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan is claiming his immigration bill includes a provision to end family separation. A leaked outline of the bill says the bill would...
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Last night, as detention centers reached capacity, filled with kids ripped from their parents, the administration announced that it will open the first ‘tent city’ to house children – tents, propped up in the middle of the Texas desert. The crackdown seems destined to get worse. But as the...
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From across the country, leaders and editorial boards are denouncing the Trump Administration’s cruel and inhumane policies that are separating families, condemning vulnerable women and children to violence, and turning our backs on who we are as a nation: Cardinal Daniel DeNardo, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
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Here is a roundup of some of the most recent stories and commentary: RAICES Texas, a local service provider with a first-hand look at the human consequences of policy decisions, tweeted a horrifying thread last night that encapsulates what is happening in our names: Today’s story to #EndFamilySeparation …...
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Recent reports highlight the abject cruelty and widespread consequences of the Trump administration’s policy of separating parents and children at the border. In a Boston Globe story titled, “Down on the Border, There’s a New Trail of Tears,” Liz Goodwin writes: US Border Patrol agents separated Wil from his...
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Despite Congressional Reporting Requirements, Trump Administration Hides Suicide of Distraught Dad Separated Under Family Separation Policy One month after the incident, the Washington Post reported on the suicide of a Honduran man, Marco Antonio Muñoz, separated from his three-year-old son and wife by the Border Patrol under Trump’s family separation policy: ...
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