CEOs have started to speak against the separation of children from their families at the US border. "Separating a child from a mother or father is not political. It is inhumane," Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya said in a statement... AirBnB co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk said "the US government needs to stop this injustice."... Apple CEO Tim Cook told the Irish Times that the practice is "inhumane" and "heartbreaking."... Facebook (FB)CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg both donated to a fundraiser raising money for The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, a nonprofit that offers legal aid to immigrant families in Texas. Facebook did not yet make an official statement. Microsoft (MSFT)issued a statement on Monday after it was criticized for working with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the group that is enforcing the policy. "We urge the administration to change its policy and Congress to pass legislation ensuring children are no longer separated from their families," Microsoft said.

On Twitter, Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said "I hope the kids are ok." After a user asked him to "make a more powerful statement," he said "if there is some way for me to help these kids, I will do so."... Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein touched upon the crisis in a speech at the Economic Club of New York... he referenced the "horrible tragic situation" on the Southern US border, which he called a "tragedy."... Nicholas Peters, senior vice president of CommCore Consulting Group, said that companies have to be careful when commenting on such a fraught issue as immigration. "I think they're waiting a little bit to see how this plays out," he said.