DHS Watchdog: Trump Administration Wasn't Ready For Family Separation
The Department of Homeland Security was unprepared to implement the Trump administration's family separation policy, according to a new report by the agency's internal watchdog.
The Department of Homeland Security was unprepared to implement the Trump administration's family separation policy â and then struggled to identify and reunify families when it was over.
That's according to a report released today by the agency's internal watchdog. Administration officials said the policy was needed to discourage illegal immigration. But President Trump abandoned it amid widespread outrage after more than 2600 children were separated from their parents.
The report from the DHS Office of Inspector General echoes many of the complaints raised by immigrants' rights advocates. Here
