Melania Trump speaks out against child migrant camps

First lady criticises separation of
children from parents, a result of her husband’s immigration
policy

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“Mrs Trump hates to see children separated from their families
and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to
achieve successful immigration reform,” her communications
director, Stephanie Grisham, told CNN. “She believes we need to be a country
that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with
heart.”

Since 7 May, all adults caught crossing the US border illegally
are being charged with federal crimes, resulting in parents being
separated from their children. Previously, adults who entered
the US with children were mostly referred to immigration
courts.

Hundreds of children are being kept “in a series of cages”
inside an “old warehouse in south Texas”, The Guardian reports.

Democratic Congressman Peter Welch has criticised the conditions
in which children are being housed.

“I just exited a border patrol ‘processing facility’ known as
the ‘icebox’,” Welch said. “It is nothing short of a prison. I saw
chain link cages full of unaccompanied children. They sat on metal
benches and stared straight ahead silently.”

Donald Trump has previously blamed a law that “Deomcrats gave
us” for the detentions, but it remains unclear which law he
means.

He has also urged Democrats to work with Republicans to create
new legislation to address the issue.

“Democrats can fix their forced family breakup at the Border by
working with Republicans on new legislation, for a change!” the US
president said. “Democrats are good at only three things, High
Taxes, High Crime and Obstruction. Sad!”