Updated 10/12/2018 2:09 PM PDT
1/ The Trump administration is considering new rules to separate parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border. One option is for the government to detain asylum-seeking families together for up to 20 days, then give parents a choice to stay in family detention together or allow children to be taken to a government shelter so relatives or guardians can seek custody. Some inside the White House and Department of Homeland Security are concerned about the "optics" of the so-called "binary choice" option. (Washington Post)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/10/12/day-631/