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_Published 2018-06-21. First Lady Melania Trump paid an unannounced visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, one day after President Trump signed an Executive Order to keep families together amid an outcry over his Administration’s policy that was tearing them apart._


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## Transcript

Let me begin to recognize each of you and thanking you for all what you do, for your heroic work that you do every day and what you do for those children. We all know they're having, they're here without their families. And I want to thank you for your hard work, your compassion and your kindness you're giving them in this difficult times. I'm here to learn about your facility and to which I know you housed children on a long term basis. And I also Like to ask you how I can help to these children, to reunite with your families as quickly as possible. So thank you again for all that you do, and thank you as well.

Thank you. For what you do, thank you very much. My name is Anivel Felix, I'm the shelter unit manager and I take care of the everyday operations

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