There’s been an avalanche of grim news centered on young immigrants apprehended at the border with Mexico. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes explored the practical ramifications of the policy: children as young as 1½, too young to form complete sentences, much less care for themselves, torn away from their parents and sent to government detention facilities. On Saturday, Trump tweeted that the policy of ripping apart families was a law being supported by Democrats. “This is the really sad and ironic and tragic part of this new policy of family separation,” Young said. The child, detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, has probably had no contact with his or her parent.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2018 12:02 UTC