DHS reportedly considering proposal to separate women, children illegally crossing border
Published March 04, 2017
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The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly considering a proposal that would separate woman and children who illegally cross the border from Mexico into the U.S.
The new policy would allow the U.S. to keep parents in custody while they contest deportation or wait for asylum hearings, while their children would be put into protective custody under the Department of Health and Human Services until they can be taken care of by an appointed guardian or an American relative, Reuters reported Friday.
Government officials, who have been briefed on the proposal, told Reuters that the proposed policy hopes to deter mothers from entering the U.S. with their children illegally. A Homeland Security official added that the department was “actively considering separating women from their children.”
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