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Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 12:31 AM Jun 2018

Ending separation doesn't mean reunification will happen, at least not right away.

https://www.vox.com/2018/6/20/17486446/family-separation-reunification-trump-executive-order-immigration

The separation of families was never intended to be permanent, but advocates and immigration lawyers say the government doesn’t have a coherent process of reuniting families — or even putting children and parents in contact while they’re separated. Parents have been deported, while children are left behind in the US. Some children are transferred thousands of miles away from the border — and their parents.

The Trump administration has halted the brutal practice of dividing parents and kids, which may reduce some strain on an already overburdened system. But it won’t erase the trauma many of these kids likely have experienced — and it’s not clear it will remedy the chaotic process of bringing families together, or even guarantee speedy reunification.


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Ending separation doesn't mean reunification will happen, at least not right away. (Original Post) Garrett78 Jun 2018 OP
Bethany Assembly of God Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #1
Just can't trust anything that this shaministration does. nt Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #2
If "organizing the safety" means reunification, they'll have their hands full. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #3
I won't even hang w folks from that church. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #4

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
1. Bethany Assembly of God
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 12:41 AM
Jun 2018

Is supposed to be the church organizing the safety of the kids. They are some strange folks but not the worst. Not sure how they got the "contract" but, we have a Bethany in our city.....fringy.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
3. If "organizing the safety" means reunification, they'll have their hands full.
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 01:11 AM
Jun 2018

Besides, it's not clear whether Trump's executive order will be applied retroactively to those already separated. The only thing it seemingly does is call for asylum-seeking families to be detained together from this point forward. But established law says kids can't be detained for more than 20 days.

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