Thread by @therecount

In case you missed it, the White House squashed a deal to offer mental health services to migrant families separated at the border.

Sources say one man is to blame: senior adviser Stephen Miller.
nbcnews.com/politics/immig…

Let’s rewind to October 2019: After nine months of negotiations, an $8 million settlement had been "agreed to in principle" by both the Justice Department and lawyers representing the migrant families.

But in the 11th hour, the White House swooped in to kill the deal.

A month ago, we reported that the parents of 545 migrant children could not be located as a result of Trump’s zero-tolerance family separation policy. That number is now 666.

Let that sink in: 666 kids without parents — and without mental health services.

Now, more than a year after the initial deal was killed, the Trump admin has only contacted about 500 out of 5,000 children to begin counseling.

It’s worth noting a federal judge had ordered this counseling to begin in March 2020.

For many, the damage is already done. NBC’s @jacobsoboroff, who broke the story, says a father and son at the border requested he relay a message to the president:

“If you see Trump, ask him why he traumatized us psychologically.”