Why the Trump Admin is allowing this story to stay front and center.

Some speculate that Trump and other Republicans must be allowing family separation to remain front and center because they are up to something even worse. The oft-mentioned distraction gambit.

First of all, the Trump regime is a 24/7 house of horrors. There can be no distraction from that.

Secondly, all Republicans can really do at this point (excluding the option of becoming humane, decent people) is fire up their base, employ voter suppression tactics, rely on heavily gerrymandered districts, rely on an irresponsible infotainment industry, rely on pathetic voter turnout, and rely on the re-election rate of incumbents (over 80% for the Senate, over 90% for the House). After all, that's been working pretty darn well for them. They just hope to minimize the damage.

Lastly, they will put forth legislation filled with anti-immigrant policy measures. If Democrats oppose it, Republicans - with help from the media - will push the narrative that Democrats don't really care about family separation, that Democrats are politicizing this issue for personal gain. Bank on it.