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More context for our horrific treatment of children at the border: childhood trauma can lead to an average decrease in life expectancy of 20 years [1].

Five months: 700 separations [2]
[1] bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/…
[2] texasmonthly.com/news/inside-te…

Then in six weeks, ~2,000 separations
nytimes.com/2018/06/15/us/…

From the @nytimes: "‘I Can’t Go Without My Son,’ a Mother Pleaded as She Was Deported to Guatemala"
nytimes.com/2018/06/17/us/…

Criminal entry prosecutions are "a pretty new thing for our country—to take first-time asylum seekers who are here seeking safe refuge, to turn around and charge them with a criminal offense."
texasmonthly.com/news/whats-rea…

From earlier in June:
Immigration Officials Taking Over 1,600 Beds in Federal Prison System
texasmonthly.com/news/immigrati…

Poll From@waltshaub

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There are local protests over Trump treatment of border, children, per @TexasTribune

cc @waltshaub

twitter.com/i/events/10084…

Is there ANYONE in the Trump Administration capable of telling the truth?
Look at this ridiculous claim by @secnielsen and then the following Sessions memo.

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Sessions on new border policy and Sessions on separation
google.com/amp/s/www.wash…

<smh>

Tweet from @kbandersen also points out the right-hand/left-hand nature of the lies in Trump Administration

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"this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart."
Laura Bush in @washingtonpost
#BorderPatrol #ICE #Trump
washingtonpost.com/opinions/laura…

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is canceling deployment of state National Guard troops to the border "because the federal government’s current actions are resulting in the inhumane treatment of children"

wgbh.org/news/local-new…

“Children shouldn’t be used as a negotiating tool."

@JebBush in @politico

politico.com/story/2018/06/…

UN human rights chief to Trump:
US policy of separating children from parents is “government-sanctioned child abuse” and "violation of children’s rights and international law."

nytimes.com/2018/06/18/wor…

Just when you thought the mess in Texas couldn't get worse:
Texas deputy accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl threatened the victim's mother with deportation

dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…

SO .... has @PressSec finally had her fill of lying for her boss? @oliverdarcy

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Remember, @SecNielsen insists that there is no policy to separate children from parents while
Trump says: The Democrats made us do it.
Stephen Miller says: It's our policy to do it.

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@BillKristol

Moreover, @SecNielsen insists that “We will not apologize for the job we do.”
#Border #ICE #DHS #Trump
@washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/world/national…

I am grateful to WA @GovInslee and @AGOWA for speaking out against Trump’s family separation policy

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In her press conference, @SecNielsen said she "was offended by the suggestion that the administration was using the policy to send a message for asylum seekers to keep out."
I call BULLSHIT.
slate.com/news-and-polit…

BS1: Attorney General Sessions on May 8th:
"If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will be separated from you as required by law. If you don’t like that, then don’t smuggle children over our border."

azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

BS2: White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on May 18th: "separating children from parents 'could be a tough deterrent — would be a tough deterrent'.”

npr.org/2018/05/11/610…

More bullshit from @realDonaldTrump

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Another governor steps up, this time Virginia @governorva

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