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9. Trump admin discussed splitting moms, kids to prevent asylum in Feb. 2017

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 01:21 AM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

"There is no federal law mandating children and parents be separated at the border; a policy resulting in that outcome was enacted in May 2018."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/was-law-separate-families-passed-1997/

Mahalo, ailsagirl

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Just in case anyone tries to say the law to separate families was passed in 1997 or by Dems... [View all] ailsagirl Jun 2018 OP

Right wingers and Trump fans refuse to accept facts. Trumpocalypse Jun 2018 #1

I know we ran into this with W-- little did we know... ailsagirl Jun 2018 #2

Workaround: Don't say it's from Snopes. Qutzupalotl Jun 2018 #5

Thanks for the link jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #3

TY KNR Lucinda Jun 2018 #4

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #6

K and R KelleyKramer Jun 2018 #7

Another fact checking source Sugarcoated Jun 2018 #8

Mahalo, Sugarcoated.. Cha Jun 2018 #10

Same to you, Cha Sugarcoated Jun 2018 #11

From your link.. Cha Jun 2018 #12

P.S... Cha Jun 2018 #13

Trump admin discussed splitting moms, kids to prevent asylum in Feb. 2017 Cha Jun 2018 #9

This is monstrous ailsagirl Jun 2018 #14

Yes, it does.. worsen by the minute. Cha Jun 2018 #15

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