The secretary of the Department for Homeland Security made the point as she refuted any suggestion the state has a blanket policy endorsing the separation of incoming migrant children from their parents.
Kirstjen Nielsen spoke after an angry speech by one Democrat congressman who claimed Christ would have been left to the mercy of King Herod, had the Trump administration existed during biblical times.
Luis Gutierrez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, said: “A Jesus Christ who had to flee for his life, with Mary and Joseph – thank God there wasn’t a wall that stopped him from seeking refuge in Egypt.
“Thank God that wall wasn’t there, and thank God there wasn’t an administration like this or too would have perished… when Herod ordered the murder of every child under two years of age.”
Starting now, @DHSgov is implementing Migrant Protection Protocols #MPP which may require aliens who enter from MX & claim asylum to remain in MX throughout immigration proceedings. 90% of asylum claims are NOT granted by a judge. We want to help those who truly need it.
— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) December 21, 2018
After also being accused of dishonesty, Ms Nielsen responded: “Only to say that calling me a liar is fighting words. I’m not a liar. We’ve never had a policy for family separation.”
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