Trump signs order to keep families together at border
Published 2:30 pm Wednesday, June 20, 2018
- In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, June 17.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep families together at the border, but says the ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen drafted an executive action for Trump that would direct her department to keep families together after they are detained crossing the border illegally.
“We want to keep families together,” he said.
