Statement from Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter on Separation of Parents and Children at Mexico Border

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Deanna.Congileo@cartercenter.org

When I was first lady, I worked to call attention to the plight of refugees fleeing Cambodia for Thailand. I visited Thailand and witnessed firsthand the trauma of parents and children separated by circumstances beyond their control. The practice and policy today of removing children from their parents’ care at our border with Mexico is disgraceful and a shame to our country.