On the recordJune 21, 2018
We have a humanitarian crisis at our borders. A crisis initiated by an administration that purports to be the champion of `family values' but whose actions do not value families. Yesterday, after much deserved criticism and push back, President Trump signed an executive order that modified his ``zero-tolerance'' policy by detaining parents and children apprehended by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection together, possibly on military bases, instead of separating them. The executive order, however, is silent regarding where the families would be detained or whether children will continue to be separated from their parents while the facilities to hold them are located or built. We have so much work to do, because even in ending the heinous practice of separating families, there are still many legal and practical obstacles. Kenneth Wolfe, a spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, initially stated that ``there will not be a grandfathering of existing cases.'' Mr. Wolfe was later to be corrected by Brian Marriott, Senior Director of Communications for the Department of Health and Human Services, who stated that Mr. Wolfe had ``misspoke'' and insisted that ``it is still very early, and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter.'' Mr.…
