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‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said

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Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.
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Yahoo NewsYahoo News

Justice officials drove family separation policy, draft watchdog report says

The report shows how officials at the Justice Department pushed the policy in meetings and directed its teams to prosecute all parents, regardless of how young their children were.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States
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The IndependentThe Independent

Top justice department officials led policy that separated migrant parents from children, report claims

<p>‘We need to take away children’, then-attorney general Jeff Sessions is reported to have told officials</p>

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom
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CNNCNN

New York Times: Top Justice Department officials were 'driving force' behind migrant children separation

Top officials in the US Justice Department were the "driving force" behind President Donald Trump's controversial zero tolerance immigration policy that separated thousands of migrant children from their families, according to a draft of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's investigation report reviewed by The New York Times.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States
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The HillThe Hill

Watchdog finds top DOJ officials were 'driving force' behind Trump's child separation policy: NYT

Top officials at the Justice Department were the chief drivers of President Trump's immigration policy mandating the separation of those suspected of crossing the border illegally from their children, according to notes and a watchdog investi

3 years ago·Washington, United States
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Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner

Jeff Sessions told federal prosecutors they 'need to take away children' at border: Report

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions told several U.S. attorneys along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018 they "need to take away children" as part of an immigration enforcement plan.

3 years ago·Washington, United States
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HuffPostHuffPost

Jeff Sessions, Top DOJ Officials 'Were A Driving Force' Behind Family Separations: Report

“We need to take away children,” the then-attorney general told Justice Department prosecutors, according to a draft inspector general's report.

3 years ago·United States
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