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riversedge

(70,245 posts) Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:41 PM Jun 2018

Another immoral Trump strategy: holding kids hostage to get refugees to drop asylum request!

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Another immoral Trump strategy: holding kids hostage to get refugees to drop asylum request!

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Another immoral Trump strategy: holding kids hostage to get refugees to drop asylum request! (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2018 OP

I've run out of words with this Trump POS. democrank Jun 2018 #1

Voluntary Departure???? alwaysinasnit Jun 2018 #2

democrank

(11,096 posts)

1. I've run out of words with this Trump POS.

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Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:43 PM

Jun 2018

alwaysinasnit

(5,066 posts)

2. Voluntary Departure????

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Sun Jun 24, 2018, 05:45 PM

Jun 2018

My guess is that there will be legal challenges. If detained immigrants are told that they will get their kids back if they drop their asylum claims and accept voluntary departure, then quite obviously, there is nothing voluntary about it.

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