Trump is using family separation as a bargaining chip — but he doesn’t seem to know what for - The Washington Post: Analysis

He's holding children hostage without defining his ransom terms.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/06/19/the-most-stunning-part-of-trumps-separating-families-gambit-he-seems-to-have-no-real-plan/