Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski responded to the outrage caused by his “womp womp” comments when he heard a story about a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was reportedly separated from her mother at the border. Source: CNN
Trump: Democrats want 'illegal immigrants' to 'infest' US
President Donald Trump amplified his heated immigration rhetoric on Tuesday, accusing Democrats of wanting “illegal immigrants … to pour into and infest our country,” language evoking images of pests, not human beings. Source: CNN
Trump calls immigration crisis a 'monstrosity'
While speaking to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, President Trump said the current immigration crisis is a “monstrosity” and Mexico is doing nothing to help. Source: CNN
Trump: The US will not be a migrant camp
President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for families being separated at the US-Mexico border, saying the United States will “not be a migrant camp.” Source: CNN
DHS secretary: We will not apologize
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended the Trump administration’s highly scrutinized immigration policy Monday while at the same time called on Congress to change the law. Source: CNN
DHS thought separations would deter immigrants. They haven't.
The Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy that has resulted in thousands of family separations at the border hasn’t deterred immigrants from trying to enter the country illegally, despite the administration’s predictions that it would, internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by CNN show. Source: CNN