Washington • The moral outrages from the Trump administration come so fast that they blur together, but this one stands out: The unconscionably cruel policy of ripping the children of would-be immigrants away from their parents at the border.
Officials do not even try to hide the fact that the purpose of this abhorrent and inhumane practice is to instill fear.
“If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, we’re going to prosecute you,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said last month. “If you’re smuggling a child, we’re going to prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you, probably, as required by law.