Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officials have signed off on a Plan to Separate Families who are caught Crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border Illegally.
Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has Final Approval power, however, and Officials said that She has yet to Sign Off on the Plan. The White House Favors the proposed Policy.
Rumors have been circulating for months that the Trump Administration may implement such a Plan. President Trump has made cracking down on Illegal Immigration a Priority and vowed Tougher Measures to deter Illegal Border Crossings.
Under the Policy being considered, Families could be Separated, with Parents being kept in Detention Facilities as they await Deportation while Children would be kept under Protective Custody at Shelters for Juveniles or with an Approved Sponsor.
The Measure is among those being considered by Trump Administration Officials to curb Illegal Border Crossings, especially those involving Young Children.
Former DHS Secretary John Kelly, who now serves as White House Chief of Staff, said earlier this year that DHS was considering the Policy as a means to Discourage whole Families from coming into the U.S. Illegally, but later backtracked after a backlash.
Kelly told Senate Democrats that his Policy wasn't intended to separate Mothers from their Children.
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