Trump’s Plan for Migrants Fleeing Violence: Blame Democrats and Expand Family Detention
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An immigrant mother gives medicine to her sick child after a night's rest on an outdoor basketball court during a pause on their journey toward the US-Mexico border on April 22, 2018, in Hermosillo, Mexico.JOHN MOORE / GETTY IMAGES
Facing heavy criticism for a new “zero-tolerance” policy that is separating migrant children from their parents on the southern US border, the Trump administration is asking Congress to undo protections for migrant children and allow for more families to be held in immigration jails — all while blaming Democrats for the migrant “crisis” ahead of the midterm elections.
In a call with reporters on Tuesday, senior administration officials said Democrats’ refusal to close “loopholes” in immigration law and spend more money on border secur...