Trump signs order to end family separations at border
The White House moves to halt family separations by issuing an order linking detention to child welfare risk. It directs DHS to keep families together and authorizes housing facilities via the Defense Department while prosecutors focus on cases involving families.
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Border policy splits families at U S border prompts shock
The article details the zero tolerance policy leading to family separations at the border with more than 2,300 children separated from parents. It notes officials like Attorney General Sessions defend the policy as a deterrent while an executive order aims to end separations. Immigrants recount hardship and lack of awareness before crossing.
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Doctors condemn family-separation policy after shelter visit
Pediatric leader Colleen Kraft describes a Texas detention shelter where crying children waited without parental comfort, arguing zero tolerance harms child development. She cites studies on adverse childhood experiences and notes the executive order aims to end separations but keeps the policy influence.
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