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By June 4, the Trump administration’s border crackdown was visibly turning into a humanitarian and political disaster, with family separation becoming the defining fact of the operation. The White House still tried to dress it up as law enforcement, but the backlash was already widening fast.
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By June 4, the Trump administration’s border crackdown was visibly turning into a humanitarian and political disaster, with family separation becoming the defining fact of the operation. The White House still tried to dress it up as law enforcement, but the backlash was already widening fast.
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By June 4, the Trump administration’s border crackdown was visibly turning into a humanitarian and political disaster, with family separation becoming the defining fact of the operation. The White House still tried to dress it up as law enforcement, but the backlash was already widening fast.
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