Jada Pinkett Smithis the latest celebrity to speak out against the Trump administration’s child separation policy.
TheGirls Tripstar, 46, posted a photo toInstagramon Wednesday showing a crying child trapped in a cage.
“This is our solution in handling immigration? Has history taught us nothing? My heart is screaming,” she captioned the image.
Since President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out its“zero-tolerance” immigration policy— which prosecutes undocumented immigrants who cross the border between the U.S. and Mexico — more than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents since April, it’s been reported.
On Wednesday,the president did an about-face, signing an executive order reversing his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they illegally cross at the border.
Pinkett Smith joined a chorus of other celebrities who have also spoken out against the policy.
After House Speaker Paul Ryanshared a Father’s Day poston Twitter talking about how his life changed when he became a dad,John Legendshot back, “Seriously, f— you.Reunite the families at the borderand we can talk about father’s day.”
The tweet came days after Legend and his wife,Chrissy Teigen,announced they weremaking a $288K donation to the ACLUon President Trump’s birthday to draw attention to the “immigrant families seeking asylum and refuge in America being ripped apart due to the inhumane policies of the Trump administration.”
In response to a statementfrom First LadyMelania Trumpwhere she said she “hates to see children separated from their families,”Kathy Griffinfired back in a tweet on Sunday. “F— you, Melanie,” she said, spelling Mrs. Trump’s first name wrong. “You know damn well your husband can end this immediately…you feckless complicit piece of s—.”
TheHamiltoncreator and star replied, “Same boat as you, Pa. Sick to my stomach and heartbroken for our nation this Father’s Day. Love you.”
Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Common,Ellen DeGeneresand more celebrities also spoke out against the current conditions.
source: people.com
