11-08-2019, 12:43 PM
(11-08-2019, 12:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: From what i understand the policy separated those asylum seekers that crossed the border illegally. Do either of you have a link(s) showing where asylum seekers who crossed into the country legally were separated from their family?
it is my opinion that the parent put the child in harms way; not our laws.
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/10/usa-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-southern-border/
Bolded for emphasis on Amnesty International claims of just that.
Quote:At first tested discretely in 2017, and then launched publicly in 2018, President Trump’s administration implemented a policy of forcibly separating thousands of asylum-seeking families, in order to deter and punish those crossing irregularly into the United States. Under its so-called “zero-tolerance” policy, the US government claimed that family separations were a necessary result of criminally prosecuting all asylum-seekers and others who crossed the US–Mexico border irregularly (i.e. between official ports-ofentry). In reality, US authorities also separated many asylum-seekers who were not referred for criminal prosecution – including those who sought protection at official border crossings – yet has continued to deny and conceal the practice.
Article also mentions the U.S. illegal practice of refusing refugees at ports of entry to prevent them from legally requesting asylum.
