[cbg0]

> 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

[leereeves]

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?