The Trump administration on Wednesday rolled out a new plan that would allow the government to detain migrant families traveling with children indefinitely, effectively calling for an end to the federal government's agreement with a court more than 20 years ago that it wouldn't hold children for long periods of time because it's so detrimental to their health.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told reporters that the new rules were about returning"integrity" to U.S. immigration. President Trump and Republicans have long claimed that the 20-day restriction has encouraged migrants to bring their children, knowing that they can't be held for long and will eventually be allowed to enter the U.S., where it can take months or years for their asylum cases to wind their way through court. President Barack Obama had at one point asked a judge to allow families to be detained together and was denied.
McAleenan said the centers would care for the children and include such amenities as a library and video games.
😔I wish we could treat people as we’d want to be treated if we were in their shoes. Praying they all get a chance at a better life. 🙏🏽 Especially Praying for the children
Lol...where was ABC and the left when Obama deported more folks than Trump to date? I wonder if the sand was warm around their heads while stuck in the sand during Obama’s long 8 years!
Should be detained in Mexico......
Time to send them back
Don't come here illegally and then you want have a cage.
I am hopeful children and families will have swift court hearings while detained and the greater than 80% of bogus asylum seekers will be rapidly deported while the small minority in true need of asylum will receive help needed. Come as family, detain as family, deport as family.
Pay the price when your illegal , Bottomline.
Those crazy illegal immigrants putting themselves and their children in such perilous situations.
🙏🙏🙏
Take 5 illegals home with you and feed them in your house and send them to school and keep them up with your finances. Then get back with a report on it in 20 days! Don’t put them on the floor either! They are here illegally!
And it's costing $360,000 per year per kid. Thanks for paying millenials!
Follow the Law ! I do every day
There shd not of cross illegally a cage is appropriate
Of course this will make lots of money to people near him or even his family since they can't be shield from business and government.
Breaking the law is still breaking the law lawlessdems legal immigration good FakeNews
Advocates, beware of alligators as you enjoy your arugula
Enter legally. The issue is 40 years in the making. Amnesty and promises. Congress is complicit in human trafficking and exploitation of illegal alien labor. Both sides. HouseGOP HouseDemocrats RepEscobar HurdOnTheHill SpeakerPelosi please deal with immigration
They broke the law, they entered the US illegally.
Ya, leave the kids with the wolves... There have been over 6,000 fake families busted at the border, but who cares... right?
aliasvaughn Cant bring in the shekes on short trrm care.
Don’t see a problem
Why not?
Baby in picture rescued from traffikers, how many are not? TheDemocrats against wall to protect America and stop human traffiking. Your Asylum kid pass bill risking more lives crossing desert No child's life worth your vote! Vote GOP carldemaio Secure Border To Save Lives. .
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