To be clear – re such lefty outlets as Reuters:
1. The law has been in force for a long time and it leaves a lot up to the judgment of the current president. It does not require children to be separated from their parents.
2. Until recently people caught trying to enter illegally were charged with a misdemeanor and released to come back to court.
3. Trump decided that instead of a misdemeanor they should be charged with a felony, which requires arrest, and jail until the court hearing. Since children can’t be jailed, they must be separated and held elsewhere.
4. Trump stated that he was doing this to force the hand of Congress, so that they would pass immigration legislation that would also fund his border wall.
5. It was made clear that the crime these people committed was trying to enter the US illegally, not anything else like murder, rape, etc.
And for those people who don’t think about what they just heard on the radio – the murderer of the German girl was from the Middle East. The Latin Americans trying to cross our border are usually Roman Catholic, not Muslim, and most are fleeing violence in their home countries with their families.
According to Reuters just now, Mr. Trump has said he will change his policy back because, among others, his wife and daughter are objecting. Good for Melania and Ivanka!