Posted on 06/20/2018 12:17:33 PM PDT by Red Badger
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that he says will keep migrant families together during detention on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The president will not abandon his "zero tolerance" policy of criminally prosecuting all adults who cross U.S. borders illegally.
Earlier, he signaled he would sign a measure to stop his administration's splitting of migrant families.
"I'll be signing something in a little while that's going to do that," he told reporters during a White House event after saying he wanted families to be kept together. "I'll be doing something that's somewhat pre-emptive and ultimately will be matched by legislation I'm sure."
Trump added: "We're keeping families together, but we have to keep our borders strong. We will be overrun with crime and with people that should not be in our country."
The order is expected to allow families to be housed together even while adults in the family are being detained or prosecuted for crossing the U.S. border illegally or for seeking asylum at the border outside of a designated border entry point.
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Not yet...but it's coming to take advantage of the manufactured border crisis.
Ok, post a reference to that.
So what you are saying is the wall will be built by 2031.
As long as the Presidency, House, and Senate NEVER falls into the hands of the Democrats for the next 13 years.
Very little faith that is going to happen.
No he didn’t. Quit telling tales.
Yep. Absolutely no surprise, all this “great concern for the children” started the same time the IG report came out. The left is as predictable as Hilary falling down. They don’t care how hypocritical they come across as long as it takes up headlines.
He GAVE them c& r? You mean before the e.o. the illegals were to remain incarcerated indefinitely? This e.o. only applies to illegals with children and if they want to be reunited with their kids they must first PROVE paternity. If they pass test they can stay with kids, leave with them to go back home or leave them here and leave to go home alone.
no kidding
the compassionate president who acted and put the families together while getting even tougher.
Trump!
The C&R has already been changed...It is gone....
Please read the section I copied. It doesn't appear to me that it changes the sleeping arrangements because the wording says it is limited to the current law. Which in my mind makes it null and void until the law is changed.
“...The measure would allow children to Stay In Detention with parents for an extended period of time...”
Doesn’t look like catch, detain and release to me...
Stormy has been to quiet lately. Maybe she'll make a comeback.
That poster is a Chamber of Crony Capitalism person .
He is Pro Amnesty poster .
The 20 days release refers to the Flores case and applied to children only.
I still see you’re still on this site spewing CNN style gibberish. Amazing.
I agree but are we the only two who see it?
From the EO:
It is also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources.
Consistent with the law..that’s the key word, current law says keep the kids separated. So, if anyone tries to sue..he’s abiding by the law right?
That’s it....Clutch those pearls...You’re good at it....
In D.C. the last thing you want is to fix the problem because that takes the issue away.
LOL!
There is no physical way to hold/detain intact families.
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