BORDER/CHILDREN/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday [6-18-18] he would not allow the United States to become a ‘migrant camp’ as his administration faced a barrage of criticism for separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats and some in Trump’s own Republican Party have admonished the administration for dividing nearly 2,000 children from their parents between mid-April and the end of May. Medical professionals have said the practice could cause lasting trauma to children. The family separations are the result of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy that arrests all adults who are caught trying to enter the United States illegally, including those seeking asylum. While parents are held in jail, their children are sent to separate detention facilities. Video footage released by the government showed migrant children held in wire cages, sitting on concrete floors. Trump, whose hardline stance on immigration is a major policy of his presidency, responded sharply to critics on Monday.”
-Lisa Lambert, Makini Brice, “Trump says he will not let U.S. become ‘migrant camp’,” Reuters, June 18, 2018