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by leereeves 2646 days ago
According to the FactCheck article you linked, the law requires that families either be separated or released.

> In 2016, a court ruling limited how long children with their parents could be in family detention centers.

Obama released families. Trump has taken a stricter stance against immigration, which requires some unpleasant enforcement, but once again according to FactCheck, he did order that families be kept together as long as possible:

> On June 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Nielsen to keep families in custody together “during the pendency of any criminal improper entry or immigration proceedings involving their members” at least “to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations.”
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cbg0 2646 days ago
> but once again according to FactCheck, he did order that families be kept together as long as possible

That order came in pretty late. Thousands of children may have been separated before that order was put out: https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-BL-18-00511.pdf

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leereeves 2646 days ago
Yes, because Trump doesn't really have the legal power to ignore the Flores settlement with an executive order, but the public pressure made it impossible for anyone to challenge the EO.

Out of curiousity, how would you suggest people trying to enter the United States with children should be handled, without just allowing them to enter freely?

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