The former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency, says it’s not only heartbreaking that migrant children are being torn away from their parents; he’s also worried about how it affects Border Patrol…
Jun 18

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press
Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S.
Jun 18

By Associated Press
There is no law that mandates the separation of children from parents at the U.S border. The separations are a result of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that was rolled out weeks ago.
Jun 18

By Associated Press
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says officials will not apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents. Nielsen was speaking Monday at the National Sheriff's Association conference in New Orleans.
Jun 18

By Associated Press
First lady Melania Trump didn't refer specifically to the Trump administration's "no tolerance" policy, which was leading to a spike in children being separated from their families.
Jun 18

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press
The emotional policy of separating children from their parents is also starting to divide Republicans and their allies as Democrats turn up the pressure.
As families around the country celebrated Father’s Day, immigration activists in Texas on Sunday held a march and vigil to draw attention to recent separations of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jun 15

By Colleen Long, Associated Press
The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31. The separations were not broken down by age, and included separations for illegal entry, immigration violations or possible criminal conduct by the adult.
Jun 15

By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Congressional Republicans have distanced themselves from the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border.
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