The policy has seen wide-spread criticism, with several celebrities and public figures, including the first lady of the US, Melania Trump, singer John Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen pushing for its removal.
Amal and George Clooney have added their voices to the cause, releasing a statement to People and donating $100,000 through their foundation to a group protecting the immigrant children.
The statement reads:
“At some point in the future, our children will ask us: ‘Is it true, did our country really take babies from their parents and put them in detention centers?’ And when we answer yes, they’ll ask us what we did about it. What we said. Where we stood. We can’t change this administration’s policy but we can help defend the victims of it.”
The couple donated the money to the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights which is trying to help the separated families.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump signed an executive order yesterday, 20th June 2018, to end the practice of separating children from the parents at the US border, a development some observers say will likely see some challenges in court owing to some of the wordings of the order.
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