“Tender age shelters” and other terms from the family-separation crisis
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Along the way, a new set of code words, expressions, acronyms and cultural catch-phrases have made their way into the America lexicon.
Tender age shelters: the AP is reporting that Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the
Zero-tolerance policy: Introduced by Attorney General
A Pinocchio rating: A rating system employed by the
The Flores settlement: In 1985, two organizations filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of immigrant children who had been detained by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) challenging procedures regarding the detention, treatment, and release of children, according to the advocacy group
H.R. 6136: While the crisis grinds on, so does the larger immigration debate overshadowing what's happening along the border. This leadership-supported immigration bill that Trump now says he will support includes a path to citizenship for so-called "Dreamers," a position that will anger conservative
ORR: The
Unaccompanied Alien Children's Services: Part of the ORR, this office is responsible for the unaccompanied alien children apprehended by the
HHS: Short for the
Womp womp: The mocking "sad trombone" sound that former Trump campaign manager
ICE: Short for the
KIND: The acronym for the advocacy group Kids In Need of Defense, which says of the 40 case referrals involving family separation they have received since
"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war:" A quote by
MS-13: A violent transnational street gang of about 30,000 members, most of them in
"Get out of jail free:" US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, defending the zero-tolerance policy, criticized the way the
Casa Padre: The nickname of a former Walmart superstore in
Southwest Key: The organization that operates Casa Padre and told
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