Trump; Wants "the legal authority to detain and promptly remove families together as a unit."

What the heck. My understanding is that these are refugees. He can remove them ==as a unit==without a hearing as far as I know.





Trump, GOP leaders strain for migrant-kids solution

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GOP House leaders, increasingly fearful of voter reaction in November, met with Trump for about an hour at the Capitol to try to work out some resolution.

“We had a great meeting,” he called out as he left, but he gave no other information on possible progress.

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Many lawmakers say he could simply reverse the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy and keep families together. But some worry he could also inject a new dynamic, rejecting emerging GOP proposals and potentially exacerbating an already tough situation as his party heads toward difficult midterm elections.

Senate Republican leaders say they are supporting a plan to detain immigrant families in custody together. Yet Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said there’s no need for legislation. It’s already in Trump’s power to keep families together. (June 19)

As Trump entered the Capitol basement for the closed-door session, he told reporters, “The system has been broken for many years, the immigration system. ... We’re going to try and see if we can fix it.”

At an earlier event Tuesday, Trump said he was asking Congress for “the legal authority to detain and promptly remove families together as a unit.” He said it was “the only solution to the border crisis.”.....................................

https://apnews.com/36af9685bd924ec1a5799713311bbc2f/Trump,-GOP-leaders-strain-for-migrant-kids-solution