More and more children are in immigration courts in america right now because of donald trump s policy. the new york times reporting the youngest child to come before the bench in federal immigration courtroom number 14 was so small she had to be lifted into the chair. her feet stuck out from the seat. her legs too short to dangle, her fists stuffed under her knees. as soon as the caseworker who sat her there turned to go, she let out a wimper that rose to a thin howl, her crumpled face, a bursting dam. this young girl was 2 years old. that is another one of these stories that we are documenting as we understand where this policy is going. i m joined now as mentioned by two special guests. who know a lot about this. the deputy director for the chair s policy.
As soon as the caseworker who sat her there turned to go, she let out a wimper that rose to a thin howl, her crumpled face, a bursting dam. this young girl was 2 years old. that is another one of these stories that we are documenting as we understand where this policy is going. i m joined now as mentioned by i thought trump backed down, which he partly did, and i thought america as a country with safeguards, no matter who is president, why is this happening to children this young in court right now? yeah, i mean, the trump administration is doing anything they can to put fear in immigrants to do everything they can to stop them from crossing the border and so even in the face of the american public and law, they won t stop the policy. they will just give it makeover.
Bursting dam. this young girl was 2 years old. that is another one of these stories that we are documenting as we understand where this policy is going. i m joined now as mentioned by i thought trump backed down, which he partly did, and i thought america as a country with safeguards, no matter who is president, why is this happening to children this young in court right now? yeah, i mean, the trump administration is doing anything they can to put fear in immigrants to do everything they can to stop them from crossing the border and so even in the face of the american public and law, they won t stop the policy. they will just give it makeover. we played before the break donald trump, asserting,