Both appear to have been ordered & implemented without sufficient legal review and attention to - to varying degrees - US constitutional law, international law, and human rights law…

— Carrie Cordero (@carriecordero) June 15, 2018

Both policies - as far as is on the public record - were implemented without sufficient guidance to agents and others implementing the policy; indeed, it is unclear whether there even is a DHS written policy on how this all is supposed to work…

— Carrie Cordero (@carriecordero) June 15, 2018

also there are reports of children being physically, forcibly removed from their parents….

— Carrie Cordero (@carriecordero) June 15, 2018

It goes without saying that the deliberate separation of children from their parents as a deterrent policy is cruel & abusive. The question on the table now, is the underlying policy even lawful, and, is the way it is being carried out lawful.

— Carrie Cordero (@carriecordero) June 15, 2018