The president said immigrant parents could be “murderers,” and he continued to falsely blame Democrats for the policy.
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The House is set to take up two immigration bills later this week, but it is unclear whether either can pass — potentially leaving the family separations issue unresolved.
Brad Parscale tweeted that a Justice Department report gives the president “the truth to end it all.”
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“There are separate facilities for younger children; there are separate facilities for girls,” Rep. Mark Pocan (D) says he was told about the location of female migrants who were separated by the federal government from their parents.
The move came after Jeb Bush and Laura Bush criticized the Trump administration’s family-separation policy.
- The Fix
- Analysis
When you count Ted Cruz as one of your critics, maybe. Breaking down the four GOP factions on border separation.
- Analysis
Both publicly and internally, the idea of separating families as a deterrent has been repeated.
- The Fix
- Analysis
The difference, according to Sessions, is that Nazis were trying to keep Jews in the country, whereas the Trump administration is trying to keep immigrants out of the country.
- Analysis
It propelled his victory in 2016, and he has advisers pushing it hard. But polling tells a different story.
- Perspective
The briefing room Monday became a theater for tragedy — but not for compassion.
