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After it was reported the Trump Administration had lost over 1400 immigrant children, separated from their parents at the Mexican border by ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the practice came under intense scrutiny. Trump falsely blamed the Democrats for this "horrible law." In fact, there is no law authorizing this action. The present administration's "zero tolerance" policy against undocumented immigrants is irresponsible. These aren't people sneaking across the border. These are people seeking asylum from the violence in their home countries.

In March 2018, the ACLU sued the government for this practice, stating the forced separation of children from their parents while they wait for asylum hearings "violates the Due Process Clause and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)."

Colleen Kraft, a pediatrician, wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "Studies overwhelmingly demonstrate the irreparable harm caused by breaking up families. Prolonged exposure to highly stressful situations—known as toxic stress—can disrupt a child's brain architecture and affect his or her short- and long-term health." Sometimes, she stated, parents are deported leaving their children alone in government custody.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House chief-of-staff John Kelly defended the practice. Sessions stated, "If people don't want to be separated from their children, they should not bring them with them." Kelly was even more cavalier: "The children will be taken care of—put into foster care or whatever.

The outrageous message this country is sending to these children is you'll never see your parents again!

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Taken on: June 6, 2018

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