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June 21, 2018

Trump Signs Executive Order to Jail Immigrant Families Together, Without Limit
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President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday claiming to end the
separation of children from their parents at the border, by jailing them
together while their legal cases wind through the courts. The order does
not say where the families will be detained, or whether children will
continue to be separated from their parents until the facilities are
ready.

President Trump: "We want security for our country. The Republicans want
security and insist on security for our country and we will have that.
At the same time we have compassion. We want to keep families together.
It's very important. I'll be signing something in a little while that's
going to do that."

Critics warn the order will lead to the indefinite detention of entire
families. And the Trump administration has so far not outlined any plans
for reuniting children already separated from their families. At least
2,300 children have been separated since Attorney General Jeff Sessions
announced a "zero tolerance" policy in April, with The Intercept
reporting the number jailed since last October could be as high as
3,700.


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