- Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy violates the international human rights law that protects immigrants, refugees, and especially children.
- Even after his executive order, he maintained requirements to prosecute or detain immigrants who may have entered the country unlawfully — including children and asylum-seekers.
- The United States agreed to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees when it joined 145 other nations in ratifying the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1968.
- The US Constitution makes the rules in these treaties binding US law, prohibiting countries from punishing refugees for entering illegally if their life or freedom was threatened at home.
After public outcry and political pressure, President Donald Trump ended the practice of separating children from their families at the border in an executive order signed on June 20.
However, he left in place requirements to prosecute or at least detain immigrants who may have entered the country unlawfully — including children and asylum-seekers. On June 25, border control officials announced that families crossing the border would not be detained until sufficient detention space was made available. Individuals traveling alone will continue to be prosecuted.
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