Separation of children is being used as a deterrent for other immigrants. This is Trump’s policy. https://t.co/isvla5HRWe
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 5, 2018
The president has gone through a lot of trouble to ax DACA and impose a tough immigration crackdown that’s at the heart of his political identity… but when things get controversial he’s preferred to blame Democrats, who want to do the opposite, rather than own those actions.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 5, 2018
Two lies here. There’s no legislation that requires separation; this is a Trump policy he refuses to own. Trump hasn’t started a wall; there’ve been a couple of fence replacement projects. pic.twitter.com/NRK3qtYsKt
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 5, 2018
Here’s the AG who Trump professes disdain for describing the necessity of the policy Trump claims isn’t his own in an interview w @hughhewitt : pic.twitter.com/5VgZF6zmug
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 5, 2018
It sounds more reasonable with that honey dripping accent I'm sure pic.twitter.com/SPpSuwpU3m
— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 5, 2018
As this unfolds, please remember that the only way to seek asylum in the US—a protected right under international law—is to ‘spontaneously’ come to a US port of entry or govt official and apply. Sessions frames exercising this right as a crime for which you should lose your kids. https://t.co/Z5nwPaZlWq
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 5, 2018
I bet when Trump is berating him on Twitter & pressuring him to resign, Jeff Sessions ponders quitting, but he remembers the real reason he's stayed in the office, & improves his mood by watching video of CBP agents ripping crying children from the arms of asylum seekers.
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) June 5, 2018
“Senator Merkley and his staff saw children in cages.” https://t.co/E0qXlmDQ0t
— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) June 5, 2018
The Trump admin says the way to avoid family separation is to present for asylum at a port of entry.
Except that border agents are — physically — stopping some asylum-seekers from getting to ports of entry. https://t.co/BnDHXfPWh6
— Dara Lind (@DLind) June 5, 2018
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