NEW MEXICO’S TWO DEMOCRATIC U-S SENATORS ARE HEADED TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO THIS FRIDAY. TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH BOTH OPPOSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NO TOLERANCE POLICY THAT SEPARATES IMMIGRANT KIDS FROM THEIR FAMILIES IF THEIR PARENTS ARE DETAINED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO THE U-S WITH THE CHILDREN.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS UDALL AND HEINRICH WILL VISIT A TEMPORARY DETENTION FACILITY FOR KIDS IN TORNILLO, TEXAS, AND ARE ALSO SCHEDULED TO VISIT LAS CRUCES AND A BORDER CROSSING AT EL PASO.
BOTH SENATORS SUPPORT A BILL THAT BANS FAMILY SEPARATIONS NEAR THE BORDER, UNLESS THE KIDS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED.
