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    First Ladies Unite Against Separating Children At Border

    All of the living former first ladies, and Melania Trump, have come out against the practice of placing children away from their parents at the border in an effort to curb illegal crossings.
    by Sarah McCammon Jun 19, 2018 2 minutes
    Critics of U.S. government policy that separates children from their parents when they cross the border illegally from Mexico protest in downtown LA on June 14. The former first ladies, and Melania Trump, have pushed back against the policy.

    Updated at 1:00 p.m. ET

    First ladies have a long history of advocating for issues important to them, often issues related to children. But what's unusual is to have all the living former presidents' wives speaking out in one voice

    America's current and former first ladies are pushing back against the Trump Administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the

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