Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said the family separations policy had resulted in the department 'losing public trust' such that 'from an enforcement perspective, it's not worth it,' and reinstating them is not on the table
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that the family separations policy had resulted in the department"losing public trust" such that"from an enforcement perspective, it's not worth it," and reinstating them is not on the table.
McAleenan's comments come after CNN reporting earlier this month that President Donald Trump pushed to bring back family separations and offered to pardon McAleenan should he be jailed for violating immigration law by shutting the border to asylum seekers. The President has denied both accounts.
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