Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that if Congress passes legislation to build a wall on the Mexican border, the Trump administration wouldn’t need its “zero tolerance” border policy that has resulted in the separation of parents from their children.
“President Trump has said this cannot continue. We do not want to separate parents from their children,” Sessions told the National Sheriffs’ Association annual conference on Monday.
“If we build the wall, if we pass legislation to end the lawlessness, we won’t face these terrible choices.”
WATCH: AG Sessions' full remarks on Trump admin. policy of separating migrant families at US border. pic.twitter.com/u6Z6Jb9Kiq
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The administration is embroiled in a growing controversy and political crisis over the policy, which has been panned by figures in both parties. – READ MORE
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