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Axios reports:
American Airlines and United Airlines have cautioned the Trump administration against using their planes to transport immigrant children separated from their families — repudiating Trump’s controversial “zero tolerance” that had triggered widespread outrage.
The airlines’ requests came as Trump said Wednesday he will sign an executive order “in a little while” that would end his administration’s separation of families apprehended at the border. Riveting stories of children being taken from their relatives and images of them in cages have prompted international rebuke.
United Airlines: “We have contacted federal officials to inform them that they should not transport immigrant children on United aircraft who have been separated from their parents … We want no part of it.” pic.twitter.com/g1neAYRGAJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2018
JUST IN: American Airlines has requested that the US federal government “immediately refrain from using American for the purpose of transporting children who have been separated from their families due to the current immigration policy.” pic.twitter.com/AWl6BKDBJS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2018
Frontier prides itself on being a family airline and we will not knowingly allow our flights to be used to transport migrant children away from their families. At this time, we are not aware if Frontier has been used for this purpose.
— Frontier Airlines (@FlyFrontier) June 20, 2018