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United States: Time Magazine turns the spotlight on family separation with chilling cover

United States: Time Magazine turns the spotlight on family separation with chilling cover

Trump on Time cover

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The cover is for the magazine's July 2 issue which will be out on newsstands in the week of Independence Day of the Unites States

The recently released cover ofTime magazine's July 2 issue has gone viral on social media. The cover is based on viral photograph clicked by Getty photographer John Moore highlighting the horror of Trump's ''Zero-tolerance'' policy.

The image, taken by photographer Moore, showing a girl crying as her mother is searched has instantly become the touchstone of the family separation crisis. That scared little girl juxtaposed against the towering Trump --- looming over her in a black suit -- is a startling image.

The cover of the magazine has a red background with text writtenin the top left corner "Welcome to America".

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Since the US magazine released the cover it is being shared at lightning speed across the internet, with people calling it “powerful,” “chilling,” and “bold social commentary.”

The cover is for the magazine's July 2 issuewhich will be outon newsstands in the week of Independence Day of the United States.

Donald Trump recently came under fire for his administration policy that has separated over 2,000 families at its southern border as people being taken into federal custody immediately after crossing the border and children cannot follow their family members.