Exclusive: Nearly 1,800 families separated at U.S.-Mexico border in 17 months through February
Source: Reuters
JUNE 8, 2018 / 4:40 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO
Mica Rosenberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 1,800 immigrant families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border from October 2016 through February of this year, according to a senior government official, as President Donald Trump implemented stricter border enforcement policies.
The numbers are the first comprehensive disclosure by the administration of how many families have been affected by the policies. Previously, the only numbers provided by federal officials on family separations covered a single two-week period in May.
The government official, who agreed to speak only on condition of anonymity, said he could not provide up-to-date statistics, but acknowledged the number of separations had risen sharply in recent weeks, largely because of new administration policies.
In May, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a zero tolerance policy in which all those apprehended entering the United States illegally would be criminally charged, which generally leads to children being separated from their parents.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-children-exclusive/exclusive-nearly-1800-families-separated-at-us-mexico-border-in-17-months-through-february-idUSKCN1J42UE
tanyev
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(15,543 posts)republicans are lying about their real values
mucifer
(23,544 posts)Igel
(35,309 posts)And memory.
If it's necessary to say that Trump was in charge in Oct. 2016, then, dammit, Trump was in charge in 10/16. Get with the programmed!
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(36,806 posts)Donald says he has to enforce the law but he is not defending ACA pre-existing conditions, which is also the law.
bucolic_frolic
(43,163 posts)every one of them