WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is drafting an executive action for President Donald Trump that would direct her department to keep families together in detention after they are detained crossing the border illegally, according to two people familiar with her thinking. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the effort before its official announcement. It’s unclear whether the president is supportive of the measure.
Homeland Security Drafts Plan To End Family Separation
JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press, The Columbian
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 8:46am
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