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'Children don't belong in jail': Critics are seizing on Trump's executive order to detain entire families together
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
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Critics are seizing on President Donald Trump's executive order that ends family separation for migrants and instead seeks to detain entire families together if they cross the border illegally.
The Trump administration will have to amend an existing legal agreement known as the Flores settlement, which bars the government from detaining children longer than 20 days.
Indefinitely jailing children is inhumane, immigration advocates say, and there are better ways than detention to ensure migrant families properly navigate their asylum proceedings.
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Immigration lawyers warn Trump's executive order still gives the government plenty of wiggle room to keep separating parents from their children
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order he said will end the separation of migrant families at the US-Mexico border.
But immigration lawyers are concerned by the vague language of the order and warn it leaves a great deal of room for interpretation.
In particular, lawyers are concerned with this line: "It is... the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources."
One lawyer said the executive order "is not a victory" when it comes to protecting the...
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What actually happens when you physically separate children from their parents
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order ending his administration's practice of separating migrant families.
It's unclear what will happen to the families that have already been separated.
When a child is physically separated from their parents they can begin to experience what is known as toxic stress .
Toxic stress includes increased heart rate, blood pressure, and stress hormones such as cortisol.
Since early May, the Trump administration's “ zero-tolerance ” immigration policy has resulted in the detention of more than 2,000 children , according...
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Trump turned on a dime and acted to stop the family-separation policy after saying he had no control over it
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant families along the US-Mexico border amid fierce backlash both at home and abroad.
In signing the order, Trump essentially admitted he had control of the policy all along despite repeatedly dodging responsibility and attempting to punt the issue to Congress.
The executive order will keep families together in detention rather than separating them.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant families along the US-Mexico border...
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Read the full text of Trump's executive order ending family separations at the border
3 monthes ago | By Business Insider
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant families along the US-Mexico border.
"It's about keeping families together," Trump said from the White House as he signed the order, adding, "while ensuring we have a powerful, very strong border."
The order keeps families together in detention rather than separating them, but maintains Trump's "zero tolerance" policy regarding illegal border crossings.
Read the full text of the executive order below.
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