Texas is separating families at the border in apparent 'harsh and cruel' shift in policy, immigration attorney says | CNN
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Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter.
      • Froyn@kbin.social
        1·
        2 年前

        I thought the kids were fine, Texas had just deported the parents and kept the kids.

          • Froyn@kbin.social
            1·
            2 年前

            I thought the “Again?” and “kids they lost last time?” were in reference to immigration under the Trump regime.
            When they were separating kids from parents, the whole “Kids in Cages” story arc.

    • ZombiepirateEnglish
      2·
      2 年前

      Why are we treating asylum seekers like criminals?

      They only arrested the fathers. Were the mother and child not criminals for doing the exact same thing?

      This is cruelty for its own sake. Texas isn’t supposed to be enforcing immigration law.

        • ZombiepirateEnglish
          42·
          2 年前

          Your made up narrative is very entertaining, but you have no idea what their intentions are and the asylum law makes no distinction.

          And again, it’s not up to Texas to enforce immigration law.

          And again, why only arrest the father?

          • BlamemetaBannedEnglish
            16·
            2 年前

            Its two seperate actions, applying for asylum and illegally immigrating. If they were honest people, they would have gone to an embassy or official border crossing, and applied. Instead they illegally immigrated and only after they got caught did they apply for asylum.

            Also crimes can be handled at multiple levels.

            • ZombiepirateEnglish
              3·
              2 年前

              Your assumptions are irrelevant.

              The law makes no distinction.

              Also, why would they only arrest the father if they all broke the law?

              Also, why is Texas enforcing immigration law when it’s outside of their pervue? They handed the mothers and children over to CBP, so they know the proper procedure; why should they be selectively enforcing the law here?