MUST READ: Fantastic Thread On The REALITY Of The Situation With Illegal Immigrant Families On The Southern Border

There’s so much misinformation floating around out there. We have the left claiming that the Trump administration is literally RIPPING children away from their parents and stuffing them into rusty cages. We have people like Laura Bush comparing the current situation to Japanese internment camps, which is flat out insulting.

The problem? Far too many people have no idea how the process actually works, and no one is willing to hold illegal immigrant ADULTS accountable. They’re the ones putting their children in this position in the first place.

Here’s a fantastic thread on the subject from Gabriel Malor (he’s an attorney and conservative writer). He breaks this entire thing down.

Is family separation terrible? Yes, it is.
Does the Trump administration have a blanket policy of separating families? No, it does not.
Adults caught crossing *illegally* with their children are being separated.
Those who show up at a port of entry to seek asylum are not.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

VERY important distinction there.

Details matter, and from what I can see people are playing very fast and loose with the details.

Trump's policy is 100% prosecution for those caught crossing illegally.

Showing up at a port of entry asking for admittance to seek asylum is not illegal, however. https://t.co/Ji7p7gyhiL

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

You hear that? 100% prosecution for those crossing illegally.

Trump's 100% prosecution policy for illegal border crossers is where the family separation comes from.

Port of entry parolees or admits w/referral to removal proceedings are not resulting in family separation.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

You're buying their spin. It's more lies to cover up the immoral cruelty of what is actually happening: there are countless testimonials, reports, and eye witness accounts of Border Officials arresting asylum seeking families & imposing separation. https://t.co/gS7OGHDEkd

— James R. Dissent (@JamesDissent) June 18, 2018

You've conflated those who cross the border illegally and then seek asylum with those who appear at a port of entry and ask for admittance to seek asylum. Two different groups, and they're subject to different immigration processes. https://t.co/6cgvRJiFEb

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

Details matter.

Lots of people are just lazy about this and shorthanding the description of these migrants as "asylum-seekers." That's partially accurate, but incomplete.

The ones subject to family separation are those who crossed illegally and only sought asylum when they got caught.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

In other words, don’t break the law now and ask for help LATER.

That's a distinct group, subject to different immigration and criminal laws, than the group of asylum-seekers who show up at a port of entry and seek admittance.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

An example of asylum-seekers who showed up at a port of entry and sought admittance for the purpose of seeking asylum would be those folks who were part of the big "caravan" in April and May.

They were allowed entry without family separation. See, e.g., https://t.co/G5se9UN0tq

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

One additional thought to add to this thread: even though it's called zero tolerance or 100% prosecution, that's not quite accurate either.

Reports are that those caught crossing illegally can voluntarily return to where they came from w/o prosecution and family separation.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

Exactly. So if they really want to keep their family together, they could. They could return TOGETHER and come back the correct way TOGETHER.

The lead plaintiff in the ACLU suit over family separation is a woman who presented herself legally at a port of entry.

— Dara Lind (@DLind) June 16, 2018

That's not the same separation policy. Children will still be separated at ports of entry if there's other indications of suspicion, like the parent isn't really a parent or there's a different lurking criminal issue.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

I'm sorry, did you read this article? It confirms my tweets.

"So if you cross any other way besides the bridge, we’re prosecuting you."

They're well aware of the distinction bw illegal border crossers and those who seek admittance at a POE.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

"Everybody we’ve talked to who’s been prosecuted or separated has crossed the river without a visa."

This is precisely what I wrote about.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2018

This entire thing is being blown way out of proportion, because 75% of the people talking about it have no idea how the process actually works.

Facts matter.

h/t Twitchy