Conclusive proof that it is Trump's policy to separate children from their families at the border
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- Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly denied that its policy is to separate children from their parents when they cross the US border illegally.
- But its own internal documents contradict that.
- The Department of Homeland Security's website put out a press release on June 15 saying that it would separate children from their families.
- A "zero tolerance" policy from Attorney General Jeff Sessions mandates all border-crossers be treated as criminals.
- They are therefore forcibly removed from their families.
President Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly denied that its policy is to separate children from their parents when they cross the US border illegally, but its own internal documents contradict that.
Trump had previously tried to blame the policy on Democrats, but over the weekend his Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristjen Nielsen, flat out denied that such a policy existed.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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