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Trump actually did inherit something from Obama that is relevant to the family separation issue: the July 2015 ruling by Judge Gee that the Flores agreement (=no long-term detention of migrant kids) applied to children who arrive with families, not just unaccompanied minors.On twitter.com
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That ruling (which Obama admin opposed) created a dilemma: either the govt cruelly separates families to release kids while keeping adults detained during the process, or it systematically releases all those adults who arrive with kids, creating an incentive for family migration.Permalink On twitter.com
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