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In reply to the discussion: A Repost from a flight attendant - immigrant children on a plane [View all]Demsrule86
(68,539 posts)Also, this is from Snopes...and is true. 10,000 kids in custody at this moment...I am so angry about this.
"The Trump administration has used the capabilities of the Office of Refugee Resettlement as a way to justify their controversial policy of separating children from their families. In an interview with NPR, President Trumps Chief of Staff John Kelly argued that separating children from parents wasnt cruel and heartless because the children will be taken care of put into foster care or whatever.
With over 10,000 children crowded into detention centers, including a temporary facility on loan from the Department of Labor set up to handle this most recent surge, it is unclear if Kellys assertion is actually representative of the reality on the ground."