Ivanka Trump's photo sparks backlash over border separations

May 28, 2018 18:23

Online backlash greeted Ivanka Trump, after the US presidents daughter tweeted a picture of herself cuddling her two-year-old son, Theodore, at the same time widespread news reports detailed children being taken from their mothers by US border agents.

Trumps tweet was captioned My <3! #SundayMorning.

The comedian Patton Oswalt was one of thousands to draw a connection between the tweet and the separation of families at the border under policies pursued by the Trump administration.

Isnt it the just the best to snuggle your little one knowing exactly where they are, safe in your arms? Oswalt wrote. Its the best. The BEST. Right, Ivanka? Right?

Outraged reaction to Trumps tweet included responses by many mothers who asked the first daughter to contemplate being forcibly separated from her child.

Youre a mother of 3, wrote a user with the Twitter handle @litbrit. So am I. Imagine someone in an ICE uniform takes away your precious baby, and you never get to see him or her ever again. This is whats going on, thanks to your Dads policy. DO SOMETHING.

Previously, families suspected of crossing the border illegally were allowed to stay together until their cases were resolved. In early May, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration.

A Department of Homeland Security official told Reuters: Those apprehended will be sent directly to federal court under the custody of the US Marshals Service, and their children will be transferred to the custody of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement.

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