Petition · past parliament
Sanction America for its treatment of migrant and asylum seeking children
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The US government is separating children from their families and holding them in centres away from people they know. They are being emotionally abused and denied their Human Right of a family life. They are suffering significant harm at the hand of a Trump Administration policy.
This is widely reported within various news outlets from all political persuasions.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.