Melania Trump travels back to US Border to see immigration centres

The Guardian: Melania Trump has travelled to the US border with Mexico for a second time in a week to see immigration centres housing apprehended migrant children, following widespread outcry over the separation of families under the president’s “zero-tolerance” migration policy.

During her visit to Tucson on Thursday, the first lady visited a Customs and Border Patrol facility, for a roundtable discussion with the Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US Marshals Service and a local rancher. She was also expected to tour the Tucson Coordinating Center, a short-term holding facility, and an intelligence center.

The visit comes a week after Trump’s wardrobe choice overshadowed her visit to the border town of McAllen, Texas, to meet officials dealing with detained families, and with children at one of the facilities

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