Headline Roundup • December 22nd, 2017
Trump Admin Considers New Immigration Plan
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Trump administration is considering a new immigration plan that would separate children from their parents when families are caught trying to cross the border illegally. ICE has approved the program, but Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has yet to approve it.
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ICE approves plan to separate families at border: report
The Hill
News
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have signed off on a plan to separate families who are caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, officials close to discussions on the proposal told The New York Times.
Trump administration weighs policy that could split up families who enter US illegally
News
The Trump administration is considering a plan that could divide families that enter the U.S. from Mexico illegally, according to a new report.
Trump Administration Considers Tearing Families Apart In New Immigration Crackdown
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“Donald Trump’s war on immigrants has reached a sad new low. Separating families who are fleeing gang violence is unconscionable.”
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