Donald Trump speaks to reporters about signing an executive order on immigration policy with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence at his side. REUTERS/Leah Milllis
Donald Trump speaks to reporters about signing an executive order on immigration policy with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence at his side. REUTERS/Leah Milllis
Donald Trump speaks to reporters about signing an executive order on immigration policy with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence at his side. REUTERS/Leah Milllis
Donald Trump speaks to reporters about signing an executive order on immigration policy with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence at his side. REUTERS/Leah Milllis

Trump signs executive order ending process of separating migrant children from families


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Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday afternoon ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the US border illegally.

It marked a climbdown for a president who had previously refused to give way despite days of angry protests and a growing political crisis.

Mr Trump faced opposition within his own party and even his own family – officials said his wife was among those lobbying privately – to soften his zero-tolerance stance.

However, opponents fear the new stance may be a tactic to increase pressure on Democrats to compromise and pass Republican legislation to fund Mr Trump’s border wall and tighten immigration controls.

The text of the order insists that illegal immigrants be subject to prosecution but adds: “It is also the policy of this administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources.”

It seeks modification of existing rules that prevent children being kept in adult facilities for sustained periods of time.

Mr Trump’s supporters were quick to praise his intervention.

Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, who had been criticised for her silence on the issue, tweeted: "Thank you @POTUS for taking critical action ending family separation at our border. Congress must now act and find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values; the same values that so many come here seeking as they endeavour to create a better life for their families."

Pictures of children in cages have dominated American news media since Sunday, raising fears the issue could define crucial midterm elections in the autumn and hand control of Congress to Democrats.

The issue pitted hardliners in the party who back Donald Trump’s stance on a zero-tolerance approach to illegal immigrants against those who say locking up children is inhumane and counter to American values.

Fiona Pompilio, 10, of Philadelphia marches by Rittenhouse Square as protestors gather near a hotel hosting a GOP fundraiser with Vice President Mike Pence Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pa. The demonstration is a reaction to children being separated from their families by immigration officials. (Joe Lamberti/Camden Courier-Post via AP)
Fiona Pompilio, 10, of Philadelphia marches by Rittenhouse Square as protestors gather near a hotel hosting a GOP fundraiser with Vice President Mike Pence Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pa. The demonstration is a reaction to children being separated from their families by immigration officials. (Joe Lamberti/Camden Courier-Post via AP)

Rich Galen, a Republican strategist, said the issue raised the central problem faced by the party in the Trump era: His right-wing base was chasing a shrinking share of an electorate troubled by the president’s policies.

“I don’t think he has reached the limits of his populism,” he said. “A lot of his supporters think he is doing the right thing.”

In contrast, Republican candidates, he said, knew they risked losing votes from independents and moderates if they followed the president’s lead on such an explosive policy.

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Meanwhile, Republicans hope the legislation will provide a longer-term solution. They are drafting two bills that would tighten immigration controls while allowing families to stay together in custody.

The president is trying to link an end to family separations with the passage of a wider bill that would include funding for his long-sought border wall with Mexico, prompting Democrats to accuse him of using children as hostages.

“In his remarks, he endorsed both House immigration bills that build the wall, close legal loopholes, cancel the visa lottery, curb chain migration, and solve the border crisis and family separation issue by allowing for family detention and removal,” said White House spokesman Raj Shah.

Democrats have signalled they will not allow Mr Trump to play politics with the lives of thousands of children.

Amid the public outcry over the administration's "zero tolerance" approach to illegal border crossings and the separation of children from parents, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., holds out a pen telling President Donal Trump, "Mr. President you started it, you can stop it," during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Amid the public outcry over the administration's "zero tolerance" approach to illegal border crossings and the separation of children from parents, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., holds out a pen telling President Donal Trump, "Mr. President you started it, you can stop it," during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer, who leads the party in the Senate, said on Twitter: “Anyone who believes this Republican Congress is capable of addressing this issue is kidding themselves. @realDonaldTrump can end this crisis with the flick of his pen, and he needs to do so now.”

Meanwhile, immigrants continue to arrive at the border.

In the latest figures, US immigration officials say 2,342 children were taken from 2,206 parents at the border during the month up to 9 June, all part of a “zero tolerance” crackdown on illegal immigration announced by Jeff Sessions, the attorney general in April.

More details of the policy continue to emerge. Babies and toddlers are being sent to three "tender age" shelters, the Associated Press news agency reported. It cited doctors and lawyers who visited the sites describing children as hysterical.

Many leading Republicans have distanced themselves from the policy.

Ted Cruz, a conservative senator from Texas, has moved from criticising Democratic concern about the separations to pushing for an end to the policy.

"All Americans are rightly horrified by the images we are seeing on the news, children in tears pulled away from their mothers and fathers," he said as he announced he was working on legislation. "This must stop. immediately.”

And a number of evangelical Christian leaders – who provided crucial support to Mr Trump during the election – have added their condemnation.

Mr Sessions himself faces the wrath of his own church. More than 600 members of the United Methodist Church accused him in a letter of “child abuse” and of breaching its moral code.

“As his denomination, we have an ethical obligation to speak boldly when one of our members is engaged in causing significant harm in matters contrary to the Discipline on the global stage,” they wrote.

Opinion polls show the policy is wildly unpopular with Americans, although 55 per cent of Republicans back it, according to a survey published by Quinnipiac University on Monday.

That may not be enough for Republicans running in tight races.

"Swing voters, soccer moms, middle-class voters are being turned off by what they are seeing down there," said Jim Manley, a Democratic strategist.

The result is political deadlock while an angry wave consumes America.

A California couple who set up a Facebook page to raise money to help fund legal services for newly arrived immigrants in Texas said they were stunned by the response.

After appealing on Saturday for $1,500 – the minimum needed to pay a bond to leave detention and be reunited with family – Charlotte and Dave Willner said they were amazed to see their appeal bring in almost $9 million by Wednesday morning.

At one point the money was pouring in at more than $3,000 a minute.

“That's truly stunning and a massive testament to the desire of people to help with this horrifying situation,” wrote Mr Willner on Facebook.

Schedule:

Pakistan v Sri Lanka:
28 Sep-2 Oct, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi
6-10 Oct, 2nd Test (day-night), Dubai
13 Oct, 1st ODI, Dubai
16 Oct, 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi
18 Oct, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi
20 Oct, 4th ODI, Sharjah
23 Oct, 5th ODI, Sharjah
26 Oct, 1st T20I, Abu Dhabi
27 Oct, 2nd T20I, Abu Dhabi
29 Oct, 3rd T20I, Lahore

David Haye record

Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4

Joker: Folie a Deux

Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson

Director: Todd Phillips 

Rating: 2/5

PAKISTAN SQUAD

Pakistan - Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Aamer Yamin, Rumman Raees.

Western Region Asia Cup T20 Qualifier

Sun Feb 23 – Thu Feb 27, Al Amerat, Oman

The two finalists advance to the Asia qualifier in Malaysia in August

 

Group A

Bahrain, Maldives, Oman, Qatar

Group B

UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

 

UAE group fixtures

Sunday Feb 23, 9.30am, v Iran

Monday Feb 25, 1pm, v Kuwait

Tuesday Feb 26, 9.30am, v Saudi

 

UAE squad

Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa, Alishan Sharafu, Ansh Tandon, Vriitya Aravind, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmed, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed, Mohammed Usman, Mohammed Ayaz, Zahoor Khan, Chirag Suri, Sultan Ahmed

Jetour T1 specs

Engine: 2-litre turbocharged

Power: 254hp

Torque: 390Nm

Price: From Dh126,000

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While you're here
MWTC info

Tickets to the MWTC range from Dh100 and can be purchased from www.ticketmaster.ae or by calling 800 86 823 from within the UAE or 971 4 366 2289 from outside the country and all Virgin Megastores. Fans looking to attend all three days of the MWTC can avail of a special 20 percent discount on ticket prices.

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THE SPECS

2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE

Engine: 1.8 litre combined with 16-volt electric motors

Transmission: Automatic with manual shifting mode

Power: 121hp

Torque: 142Nm

Price: Dh95,900

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The National's picks

4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young

Teams

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan Shanwari, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Corey Anderson, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Colin de Grandhomme, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Seth Rance, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets

Indoor cricket World Cup:
Insportz, Dubai, September 16-23

UAE fixtures:
Men

Saturday, September 16 – 1.45pm, v New Zealand
Sunday, September 17 – 10.30am, v Australia; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Monday, September 18 – 2pm, v England; 7.15pm, v India
Tuesday, September 19 – 12.15pm, v Singapore; 5.30pm, v Sri Lanka
Thursday, September 21 – 2pm v Malaysia
Friday, September 22 – 3.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 3pm, grand final

Women
Saturday, September 16 – 5.15pm, v Australia
Sunday, September 17 – 2pm, v South Africa; 7.15pm, v New Zealand
Monday, September 18 – 5.30pm, v England
Tuesday, September 19 – 10.30am, v New Zealand; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Thursday, September 21 – 12.15pm, v Australia
Friday, September 22 – 1.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 1pm, grand final

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz

Director: Kushan Nandy

Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bidita Bag, Jatin Goswami

Three stars

Know your cyber adversaries

Cryptojacking: Compromises a device or network to mine cryptocurrencies without an organisation's knowledge.

Distributed denial-of-service: Floods systems, servers or networks with information, effectively blocking them.

Man-in-the-middle attack: Intercepts two-way communication to obtain information, spy on participants or alter the outcome.

Malware: Installs itself in a network when a user clicks on a compromised link or email attachment.

Phishing: Aims to secure personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

Ransomware: Encrypts user data, denying access and demands a payment to decrypt it.

Spyware: Collects information without the user's knowledge, which is then passed on to bad actors.

Trojans: Create a backdoor into systems, which becomes a point of entry for an attack.

Viruses: Infect applications in a system and replicate themselves as they go, just like their biological counterparts.

Worms: Send copies of themselves to other users or contacts. They don't attack the system, but they overload it.

Zero-day exploit: Exploits a vulnerability in software before a fix is found.

ELIO

Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldana, Brad Garrett

Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina

Rating: 4/5

Dirham Stretcher tips for having a baby in the UAE

Selma Abdelhamid, the group's moderator, offers her guide to guide the cost of having a young family:

• Buy second hand stuff

 They grow so fast. Don't get a second hand car seat though, unless you 100 per cent know it's not expired and hasn't been in an accident.

• Get a health card and vaccinate your child for free at government health centres

 Ms Ma says she discovered this after spending thousands on vaccinations at private clinics.

• Join mum and baby coffee mornings provided by clinics, babysitting companies or nurseries.

Before joining baby classes ask for a free trial session. This way you will know if it's for you or not. You'll be surprised how great some classes are and how bad others are.

• Once baby is ready for solids, cook at home

Take the food with you in reusable pouches or jars. You'll save a fortune and you'll know exactly what you're feeding your child.