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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:51 AM Jun 2018

Trump administration says it has plan to reunite more than 2,000 separated children...

Source: The Washington Post




Trump administration says it has plan to reunite more than 2,000 separated children still in its custody

By Nick Miroff
June 23 at 11:29 PM

In a statement issued late Saturday night, the Trump administration said it has 2,053 “separated minors” in its custody, and a formal process has been established to reunite them with their parents prior to deportation.

The joint declaration by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services came three days after Trump signed a hastily-written executive order to quell public outcry and halt his administration’s practice of taking away the children of migrant parents who cross the ­U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

The Saturday night communique said 522 migrant children have already been returned to their parents, and the government would allow mothers and fathers facing deportation to request that their children are sent home with them.

“The United States government knows the location of all children in its custody and is working to reunite them with their families,” the statement read. “This process is ­well coordinated.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-says-it-has-plan-to-reunite-more-than-2000-separated-children-still-in-its-custody/2018/06/23/26ffcec4-7758-11e8-be2f-d40578877b7b_story.html

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Trump administration says it has plan to reunite more than 2,000 separated children... (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2018 OP
Yeah MFM008 Jun 2018 #1
I'm sure it will be accomplished with the same level of competence they've displayed since Day 1. tanyev Jun 2018 #2
I'll believe it when I see it vlyons Jun 2018 #3
Like everything this administration attemps, this is just more smoke and mirrors. pazzyanne Jun 2018 #4
2053 "separated minors" in custody....Well..what is the crime they are being held on? Stuart G Jun 2018 #5
2053? Is that the year they'll be reunited? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #10
I bet none of the parents request the Phoenix61 Jun 2018 #6
Pray tell, do share it with us. CanonRay Jun 2018 #7
It's the same one that will defeat ISIS in 60 days! Gore1FL Jun 2018 #8
Plan Corgigal Jun 2018 #9
they have zero credibility EleanorR Jun 2018 #11
Total lie! lark Jun 2018 #12
They never intended to return the hostages. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #16
Freaking liars! lark Jun 2018 #13
Therefore they don't. Orsino Jun 2018 #14
2,000 is probably a serious lowball guess. And where's proof they have reunited the 500? lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #15

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
3. I'll believe it when I see it
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 07:59 AM
Jun 2018

They are so stupid, plus they are blatant liars. Soooo - having said A) that they have a plan, and B) that it is well coordinated, it's time for journalists to check out their claims.

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)
4. Like everything this administration attemps, this is just more smoke and mirrors.
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 09:22 AM
Jun 2018

Asked for facts and proof, they would have a hard time producing either. That said, it only took 3 days for them to come up with something when they were up to their neck in fire and brimstone from US constituents. Just don't believe that they have nailed a workable solution, just covering their a**es.

Stuart G

(38,458 posts)
5. 2053 "separated minors" in custody....Well..what is the crime they are being held on?
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 10:02 AM
Jun 2018

Why are they in prison?? What is their crime? Who convicted them?

Phoenix61

(17,027 posts)
6. I bet none of the parents request the
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 10:15 AM
Jun 2018

children be sent home with them. Of course they won't be able to find the records where they said that so we should just take their word for it.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
9. Plan
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 12:28 PM
Jun 2018

He doesn't plan a damn thing, only does feels. Tough guy feels, which are pathetic for a 72 year old fat white man.

EleanorR

(2,397 posts)
11. they have zero credibility
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 01:36 PM
Jun 2018

They lie every day, multiple times a day. Why would anyone believe a word they say?

lark

(23,203 posts)
12. Total lie!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 01:41 PM
Jun 2018

They were just in court recently about this and told the judge they didn't know where the child was. I believe it took them 6 weeks to find the child. They didn't intend to reunite them, they wanted them in "foster homes" and stated this repeated during the week. Now, it's yeah we always intended to reunite and know where all the kids are - lying assholes. They want to keep them locked up where the co.'s get $750/day/child. Think of the giant kickbacks for drumpf, evil elf and maybe even she-Nazi.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
16. They never intended to return the hostages.
Mon Jun 25, 2018, 12:41 PM
Jun 2018

It's all stall tactics.

They are keeping this issue alive until November.

At which time, Karma kicks in.

lark

(23,203 posts)
13. Freaking liars!
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 01:42 PM
Jun 2018

Every single thing that comes out of these government stooges pie holes is a pure lie, there is not 1 drop of truth in anyone he's hired, because that would be a disqualifying feature.

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