The LDS Church issued a strong statement Monday, condemning “the forced separation of children from their parents now occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border” as “harmful to families, especially young children.”
The Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “deeply troubled by the aggressive and insensitive treatment of these families,” it said in the statement. “While we recognize the right of all nations to enforce their laws and secure their borders, we encourage our national leaders to take swift action to correct this situation and seek for rational, compassionate solutions.”
This position is in keeping with earlier statements top Mormon leaders have made about immigration reform and maintaining parent-children connections.