Arizona Governor Doug Ducey opposes restarting separati
President Donald Trump indicated that he wants to implement tougher immigration policies to prevent the influx of large groups of Central American migrant families seeking asylum at the southern border. Many are thinking that the President might resume the practice of separating families at the southern border.
Nielsen reportedly resigned due to her differences with Trump and the increased meddling of his aides over DHS authorities on matters such as providing protected status for some refugees. She reportedly resisted resuming a policy that resulted to family separation at the border.
During a series of visits to schools on Tuesday, Ducey said, “I am concerned about that. I’ve said that I don’t want to see families separated but I also want to see Congress act.”
Last summer, Nielsen became controversial when she defended Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy, which resulted in the separation of more than 2,300 migrant children from their parents/relatives at the southern border. The practice triggered outrage from Democrats and Republicans, who consider the situation inhumane and raises serious concerns regarding the violation of children’s rights.
