It seems that US admin, at least temporarily resolved this. children will stay together with parents. Trying to put myself into shoes of those parents or child

It seems that US admin, at least temporarily resolved this. children will stay together with parents. Trying to put myself into shoes of those parents or children , the feeling must be horrifying. I guess the horribleness of the situation, is the same regardless of the nature of the crime. I wonder if criminal offenders will demand similar treatment, and argue in court, that their offense justifies similar treatment. Is there a country/policy that allows children and parents to stay together in temporary incarceration or detention? This is one of those things, I hope none of us would have to experience. Also, as I am reading more: it seems that there are 2 separate initial positions: A) one that every illegal immigrant must be treated as asylum seeker, unless proven otherwise. B) An illegal immigrant committed a crime, and is not an asylum seeker. That is: asylum seeker must report him/herself as such, at the legal border entry -- and let the border agent determine next steps.