Trump backs down, signs order to end family separations at US-Mexico border
2018-06-21 09:45:45 source：The Straits Times
June 21, 2018
US President Donald Trump backed down on Wednesday (June 20) on an immigration policy that sparked outrage at home and abroad, signing an executive order to end the separation of children from their parents when immigrant families are caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally.
The order requires that immigrant families be detained together when they are caught entering the country illegally, although it was not immediately clear for how long. It also moves parents with children to the front of the line for immigration proceedings.
The order does not end a “zero tolerance” policy that calls for criminal prosecution of immigrants crossing the border illegally.
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