Frightened, alone and locked up… Not children in Trump’s border camps, but young migrants who were detained under Obama
Trump has been criticized over images of children housed in ‘cages’ at US border
Tens of thousands of children have been placed in detention centers since the start of the year after arriving unaccompanied at the border
Same thing happened under Obama administration in 2014, sparking protests
But Obama officials say there was no policy of separating parents from children, which was introduced by Trump as part of his ‘zero tolerance’ approach
By CHRIS PLEASANCE
DAILYMAIL.COM
20 June 2018
Frightened, alone and locked in ‘cages’ – at first these images of migrant children appear to be straight from Donald Trump’s America.
But in fact they show thousands of youngsters detained at the US border under the Obama administration in 2014.
The youngsters were locked up at shelters in Texas and Arizona after arriving unaccompanied at the border in their tens of thousands that year.
The problem faced by both presidents is what to do with children who arrive at the border with no adult or legal guardian alongside them.
While unaccompanied youngsters from Mexico can be immediately turned back, those arriving from further afield – such as Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – have to be granted a legal hearing.
That leads to the children being locked up in shelters while the cases work themselves out, and caused a barrage of criticism for both leaders.
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