So many ways to counter this. But take these 2 paragraphs and throw it in their faces….
"She said children seeking asylum tend to make their case in a non-adversarial office setting with a hearing officer.
But that isn’t always the case, Prandini said. Lawyers might choose a strategy that requires more time in the courtroom."
It's the atty's who are forcing children to go into court.
Also, its the parents who are making their children go thru this by crossing the border illegally.
If they really need asylum they need to go thru the legal process.
Would your friends take their kids to go break into another's house?
Want to stop this separation? Then build the wall to stop them from coming here illegally to begin with. Problem solved.
Also, point out the vast majority of kids coming are unaccompanied. (MS-13) Show the pic of the train with kids on top. No girls, no little ones. Just teenage or older men.
If they really need asylum, the US does not turn them down.
You can also show pics of the detention facilities for kids now vs under Obama. Huge difference.