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1/ Here's a quick list of all the stories our reporters are reading *right now* about family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

What did we miss? We'll add it in.
2/ @ProPublica obtained audio of children in U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility.

They are begging for their parents. Wailing. Crying. An agent jokes, "We have an orchestra here." propublica.org/article/childr…
3/ Former First Lady Laura Bush in a @washingtonpost op-ed: "I appreciate the need to enforce and protect our international boundaries, but this zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart." washingtonpost.com/opinions/laura…
4/ In a recent episode of @today_explained: An on-the-ground dispatch from one facility where children have not yet been separated: art19.com/shows/today-ex…
5/ From @TexasMonthly: An expert on helping parents navigate the asylum process describes what she’s seeing on the ground.

"90 percent of those who are being convicted (of criminal entry) are having their children separated from them."

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