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| Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen booed at Mexican restaurant | Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen booed at Mexican restaurant |
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| Protesters have barracked a Trump administration official as she dined at a Mexican restaurant in Washington DC. | Protesters have barracked a Trump administration official as she dined at a Mexican restaurant in Washington DC. |
| The activists heckled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at the eatery near the White House. | The activists heckled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at the eatery near the White House. |
| The Trump administration is facing international pressure to drop its new policy of taking migrant children from their parents. | The Trump administration is facing international pressure to drop its new policy of taking migrant children from their parents. |
| They include babies and toddlers sent to three "tender age" shelters, the Associated Press news agency reports. | They include babies and toddlers sent to three "tender age" shelters, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| The Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America claimed responsibility for Tuesday evening's protest against the homeland security secretary. | The Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America claimed responsibility for Tuesday evening's protest against the homeland security secretary. |
| Her security detail kept the demonstrators from approaching too near her table at the back of the restaurant. | Her security detail kept the demonstrators from approaching too near her table at the back of the restaurant. |
| The activists shouted: "How do you sleep at night?" | The activists shouted: "How do you sleep at night?" |
| "If kids don't eat in peace, you don't eat in peace." | "If kids don't eat in peace, you don't eat in peace." |
| "Do you hear the babies crying?" | "Do you hear the babies crying?" |
| "Aren't you a mother, too?" | "Aren't you a mother, too?" |
| President Donald Trump has said the homeland security secretary "did a fabulous job" defending the policy at a news conference this week. | President Donald Trump has said the homeland security secretary "did a fabulous job" defending the policy at a news conference this week. |
| Meanwhile, a former Trump campaign manager made fun of a story about a 10-year-old girl with Down's syndrome who was reportedly separated from her mother after crossing the border illegally. | Meanwhile, a former Trump campaign manager made fun of a story about a 10-year-old girl with Down's syndrome who was reportedly separated from her mother after crossing the border illegally. |
| Appearing on Tuesday on Fox News, Corey Lewandowski sarcastically said "womp, womp", as a Democratic party aide said the girl had been "taken from her mother and put in a cage". | |
| The Democratic adviser, Zac Petkanas, shouted repeatedly: "How dare you!" | The Democratic adviser, Zac Petkanas, shouted repeatedly: "How dare you!" |
| The unconfirmed report of the so-called tender age shelters for babies and toddlers drove an MSNBC news anchor on Tuesday night to almost break down in tears. | The unconfirmed report of the so-called tender age shelters for babies and toddlers drove an MSNBC news anchor on Tuesday night to almost break down in tears. |
| When she first received the breaking news report from the Associated Press, Rachel Maddow paused. | When she first received the breaking news report from the Associated Press, Rachel Maddow paused. |
| "This is incredible. Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children..." she trailed off, before covering her mouth and saying she was unable to continue. | "This is incredible. Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children..." she trailed off, before covering her mouth and saying she was unable to continue. |
| In a USA Today op-ed, Attorney General Jeff Sessions wrote that the migrant children "get better care than a lot of American kids do". | |
| Tom Homan, the acting director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, told CNN: "If you want to blame someone for separating families, blame the parents who choose to break the law." | |
| There is anecdotal evidence that the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" crackdown, launched last month, may be achieving its objective of deterring migrants crossing the border illegally. | There is anecdotal evidence that the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" crackdown, launched last month, may be achieving its objective of deterring migrants crossing the border illegally. |
| Salvadoran postman Cen Epigmenio told Reuters news agency he hoped to cross the Mexican border into the US in the coming months. | Salvadoran postman Cen Epigmenio told Reuters news agency he hoped to cross the Mexican border into the US in the coming months. |
| But the 40-year-old said he and his wife have postponed their plans for fear of being separated from their two sons, Axel, nine, and Steven, three. | But the 40-year-old said he and his wife have postponed their plans for fear of being separated from their two sons, Axel, nine, and Steven, three. |
| He said he was fleeing gang violence at home. | He said he was fleeing gang violence at home. |
| "As things stand today, it's difficult, because if you get caught, they take your kids away. I think I'm going to stay here, in Mexico, and establish myself." | "As things stand today, it's difficult, because if you get caught, they take your kids away. I think I'm going to stay here, in Mexico, and establish myself." |
| Another Salvadoran migrant, Lucia Carmen Flores Sanchez, who is travelling overland with her eight-year-old daughter, told the New York Times a similar story. | Another Salvadoran migrant, Lucia Carmen Flores Sanchez, who is travelling overland with her eight-year-old daughter, told the New York Times a similar story. |
| More on child migrants crisis | More on child migrants crisis |