Schumer, Pelosi demand Trump begin reuniting separated families

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/21/18 10:28 AM EDT

Top congressional Democrats are demanding President Trump begin reuniting immigrant families who were separated under the administration's "zero tolerance" policy.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released a letter to Trump on Thursday saying they were "deeply dismayed" that the administration hadn't started trying to reunite thousands of children separated from their families.

"It seems that the administration lacks a plan, intention, and a sense of urgency to begin reuniting these children – many of whom have suffered serious emotional anguish – with their parents," the two Democratic leaders wrote in their letter.

Schumer and Pelosi are demanding the administration present a plan "as soon as possible" to reunite children already separated. That plan, according to the two lawmakers, should include undoing the "zero tolerance" immigration policies that lead to families being separated along the border, a plan to reunite families and that, when reunited, the administration provide alternatives to detention.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/393442-schumer-pelosi-demand-trump-hand-over-plan-to-reunite-separated

[spooky3]

1. Good nt

[riversedge]

3. "There will not be a grandfathering of existing cases," Kenneth Wolfe, spokesman for the Administra

There has been no guidance yet--if it is ever to come with this cruel ADMIN. trump went to Duluth to a rally last night and today I think he is going to SC to campaign!!!




...........In the immediate wake of the executive order The New York Times cited Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official as saying that roughly 2,300 children already separated will not immediately be reunited with their family members, who remain detained throughout their immigration proceedings

“There will not be a grandfathering of existing cases,” Kenneth Wolfe, spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), part of HHS, told the Times.


But a spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) walked back comments those comments late Wednesday.

"An ACF spokesperson misspoke earlier regarding the Executive Order signed today by the President. It is still very early and we are awaiting further guidance on the matter," the department's communications director, Brian Marriott, said in a statement. ACF is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).


http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/393442-schumer-pelosi-demand-trump-hand-over-plan-to-reunite-separated

[CentralMass]

2. Good. It's good to see some leadership.

[duforsure]

4. Get a majority to do this

Screw trump , he won't do anything to help any of them. Get others in the GOP , and if they refuse shout it out every day and night for all to hear who's stopping this from happening now.if you send it to trump he'll again want something , so give him the finger and shout that out daily and every night too he's preventing the return of his hostages, and often. The pr stunt yesterday wasn't the end of this , they have to be gotten and brought back , period.

[katmondoo]

5. The President has way too much power

There must be a way to limit this without destroying Democracy. The threat of impeachment is not enough to control a President that leans toward a dictatorship.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Trump has no plan & he is happy with that. Children will be lost. Some will have tragic ends. . . nt

[Mr.Bill]

7. Personally, I am awaiting to see what kind of atrocity

they will visit upon this country next to make the news forget about this one. It's what they have been doing from day one.

[sandensea]

8. Cheeto himself has said he wants "another 9/11"

"It worked so well for Bush!"

God help us all.

[BadGimp]

9. An Ice Cube has a better chance of surviving in Hell!

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[Sunlei]

10. trump and republicans will never re-unite those 20,000 people & their children.

[BadGimp]

11. That's my fear. And I don't think they give a rats ass about those people.

[Maxheader]

12. It seems that the administration lacks a plan, intention, and a sense of urgency..

Aah! So proud of the democratic leaders...finally catching
on to the GOP's plan for americu...not including killing
obama care and getting tax breaks for the 1% ers...
a sense of urgency there for right-wingers..24-7.