4 Christian Reactions to Trump's Executive Order Ending Family Separation Policy

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, June 21, 2018

Russell Moore

Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and a noted evangelical critic of Trump, expressed his support for the executive order.

In a message posted to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, Moore explained that he supported the order and hoped that it would be merely the beginning.

"Glad to see that the Administration is listening to Americans on the moral atrocity of separating children from parents at the border. This is a good first step. Now let's fix this system. We can have security while still showing compassion to those fleeing violence," tweeted Moore.

The president's executive order will do three things. It will require Homeland Security to maintain custody of detained families during criminal proceedings and as their asylum claims are adjudicated. For the Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and the heads of other agencies to find or construct facilities to house the detained families. And for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to prioritize the adjudication of cases involving immigrant families who are detained.