BORDER/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [6-19-18] called on Congress to give his administration the power to detain and deport migrant families as a unit, saying he considered that the ‘only solution to the border crisis’ and separation issue that has rocked immigration negotiations and his administration. Following Mr. Trump’s remarks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said that Republicans would craft legislation to address family separations. Legislation by Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) would place families that cross the border and are detained into a ‘humane’ and ‘safe’ facility together while they wait for their cases to be processed. Mr. Cornyn said he hopes to introduce the legislation this week. The administration’s new policy of detaining adults attempting to cross into the U.S. at the southern border, which has resulted in separating children from parents or other adults, has sparked explosive debate in recent days. As Democrats and some Republicans have called for an end to the policy, Mr. Trump and his administration officials have dug in and sought to blame Congress for not having passed a broader immigration overhaul that might have ameliorated the problem.”
-Louise Radnofsky and Siobhan Hughes, “Trump Calls for Power to Detain Families Together,” The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2018 3:57 pm