Rejected petition UK request the USA stop tearing migrant children from their parents immediately

The current policy of the USA government to separate migrant children as young as 1 year old from their parents without any opportunity for those parents to prepare their children or even say goodbye, is cruel, inhumane and will undoubtedly leave deep and lasting psychological trauma.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/12/us/immigrants-family-separation.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44503514

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/220898

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Date submitted 18 June 2018
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