It was on purpose

[Paulos23]

I can't tell you how mad I am since the words I would have to use are banned on this forum.

Trump admin held back phone numbers and addresses that could have reunited separated migrant children with parents

They held back contact information to help reunite children with their parents.

After federal courts ordered the administration to reunite families, 666 children remained without families. Investigators feared they would never see them reunited because the Trump administration had made little effort from the start to track them. There was never any intention to reunite the families when the program was instituted.

But now, in the waning days of the Trump administration, it turns out all along they had information that could have helped to reunite the children with their parents, but refused to hand it over.

This is a crime that needs to be prosecuted and punished.

 

[Hans Blaster]

This is a crime that needs to be prosecuted and punished.

And nothing less.

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

This is like international human rights abuse territory here. I hope to see Trump stand trial in the Hague.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I can't tell you how mad I am since the words I would have to use are banned on this forum.

Trump admin held back phone numbers and addresses that could have reunited separated migrant children with parents

They held back contact information to help reunite children with their parents.



This is a crime that needs to be prosecuted and punished.

That’d be too easy for him. A preemptive pardon for himself and all involved would make prosecution pretty much pointless.

 

[FireDragon76]

Not surprising. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on America to prosecute him, however.

 

[TLK Valentine]

This is a crime that needs to be prosecuted and punished.

It won't be -- it'll be dismissed as "fake news," until the incontrovertible proof is presented.

And when it is, Donald will still be praised as a good Christian and the best thing to have ever happened for this country... once those terms are properly redefined.

 

[Elliewaves]

Being cruel was the goal. I'm sure more will come out in time that even current supporters will have a hard time defending. They will rationalize that it's not true or it was someone else's fault.....something but in the end all the truth of this administration will come out.

 

[essentialsaltes]

I would say this is unbelievable, but like others here, I've been saying for a while that the cruelty was intentional.

 

[nonaeroterraqueous]

Enjoying your echo chamber?

 

[essentialsaltes]

Enjoying your echo chamber?

Since this is indefensible, there's not much chance for anyone to have a different opinion. Prove me wrong.

 

[Skewpoint]

Enjoying your echo chamber?

If there was a counter-point, you would've posted one. Since there isn't, it's probably still being worked on. Don't blame us when it's shown the Trump admin was deliberately evil to CHILDREN.

 

[nonaeroterraqueous]

Prove me wrong.

Prove yourself a worthy conversationalist, and I might.

If there was a counter-point, you would've posted one.

You don't know me very well. I don't bark at every dog that barks back. Have a nice day, and try to get out a little.

 

[Skewpoint]

Prove yourself a worthy conversationalist, and I might.



You don't know me very well. I don't bark at every dog that barks back. Have a nice day, and try to get out a little.

Never change Trumpers. Wish you would, but never change.

 

[nonaeroterraqueous]

Never change Trumpers. Wish you would, but never change.

I'm a never-Trumper, actually. Go fish.

The world is a better place because your wishes don't come true.

 

[Sparagmos]

I can't tell you how mad I am since the words I would have to use are banned on this forum.

Trump admin held back phone numbers and addresses that could have reunited separated migrant children with parents

They held back contact information to help reunite children with their parents.



This is a crime that needs to be prosecuted and punished.

Yeah this is beyond disgusting, it’s just evil and....I also have no words... we need to hold Biden to his promise of reunification. Whatever it takes, we have to get those kids back to their families.

 

[OddityCrisis]

The Trump admin withheld addresses and phone numbers of separated families, making it harder to reunite.

These families belong together here in the United States — and a human rights commission should investigate what happened, even refer prosecutions. Trump administration has handed over new data to help reunite migrant families

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) December 3, 2020

https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1334338566785277952?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1334338566785277952?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

No, they don't belong together here.

Reuniting them in America only encourages more of this uncontrollable mass invasion. It only pads the pockets of the Cartels & coyotes. It only gets more desperate people killed making the journey. It only leads to the mass rape of 4/5's of the women & girls who make the journey, with some falling into the hell of sex trafficking & slavery.

It's all just more well-intended paving stones for a road that leads only to misery.

 

[camille70]

We've been saying this for years, the cruelty was the point. They never intended to reunite kids. I'm convinced the only reason this is available now is because Trump lost the election.

 

[OddityCrisis]

I'm sure Trump would have happily reunited them in any country that's not ours.

 

[MIDutch]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if the international judges in the International Criminal Court in Den Hague aren't looking at this.

I also wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't one of the reasons trump pulled US recognition of the ICC in 2018:

"... the United States will provide no support in recognition to the International Criminal Court. As far as America is concerned, the ICC has no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority."

trump has LOTS of criminal exposure. This may be just another one in the long list he's compiling.

 

[MIDutch]

I'm sure Trump would have happily reunited them in any country that's not ours.

But he didn't.

From what reporting I have read, may of the parents were basically dropped off in Mexico or sent back their countries of origin. And he's had plenty of time to "happily reunited them in any country that's not ours". He even had phone numbers and information that may have helped do that (the subject of the recent reporting).

But he didn't.