Headline Roundup • December 30th, 2018
Two Guatemalan Children Die in Government Custody
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Politico
President Donald Trump’s border patrol chief on Sunday called the deaths of two Guatemalan children who perished while in government custody earlier this month “absolutely devastating,” and said immigration enforcement agents “did everything they could” to prevent the tragedies.
NPR (Online News)
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen traveled to Texas and Arizona on Friday and Saturday, citing an "unprecedented" increase in the apprehensions of families and unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Washington Times
President Trump blamed congressional Democrats Saturday for the deaths of migrant children at the border, saying liberals’ “pathetic” immigration policies have encouraged foreign families to attempt the dangerous journey.
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