It is official US government policy to separate children from their parents as a deterrent: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/politics/family-separation-tru

It is official US government policy to separate children from their parents as a deterrent: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/politics/family-separation-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/us/politics/family-separa... Children have the right not to be abused. The UN human rights chief calls the practice "unconscionable": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/world/europe/trump-migrant-children-un.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/world/europe/trump-migran...