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Trump Administration: u.s.-Mexico Border and Papa Papa

trump administration: Human rights attorney Jennifer Harbury said she received the tape from a whistleblower and told Pro Publica it was recorded in the last week, according to CTV. She did not provide details about where exactly it was recorded. Papa! Papa! one child is heard weeping in the audio file that was first reported by the non-profit Pro Publica and later provide to The Associated Press. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she had not heard the audio but said children taken into custody by the government are being treated humanely. The audio surfaced as politicians and advocates flocked to the U.S.-Mexico border to visit U.S. immigration detention centres and turn up the pressure on the Trump administration. She said the government has high standards for detention centres and the children are well cared for, stressing that Congress needs to plug loopholes in the law so families can stay together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.