First lady Melania Trump makes statement on family separations as protests grow

NBC News ^ | June 17, 2018 | Daniella Silva

[publius911]

From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services “To obtain asylum through the affirmative asylum process you must be physically present in the United States. You may apply for asylum status regardless of how you arrived in the United States or your current immigration status.” The most effective lies and breaches of Constitutionality are lies of omission.
I don't give a rat sass about some bureaucrat's interpretation of the actual legislation. Cite the legislation and the debates leading up to it and then we can talk.

If "You may apply for asylum status regardless of how you arrived in the United States or your current immigration status.” is actually part of a Constitutionally correct legally passed LAW, I will cede the point.
Bureaucratic unchallenged interpretation?
Nope.

[ssfromla]

Send them home and their homes not ours

[Jimmy Valentine]

No question but emotions are running high.

[joma89]

These protesters do not reflect what the majority wants. This is why President Trump won. We must have a red wave in November.

JoMa

[Blue House Sue]

Section 8, US Code 1158.

The law spells out the procedure rather clearly, and defines exceptions.

However, the law does need to be revised, but Congress has been unwilling to act.

[1Old Pro]

pushing for bipartisan cooperation to end the separation of migrant children from their parents at the border.

Never happen, so The GOP needs to get a great Bill together and let the Dems boycott so that the blame can be properly focused on them doing nothing.

[Concentrate]

Then you do, don’t you?

[dfwgator]

Remember the good old days when all First Ladies had to do was show off the White House China?