BREAKING: Trump Signs Order Ending Separation Of Migrant Families, Vows Continued “Zero Tolerance”

June 20, 2018 Immigration, Politics

President Trump is signing an executive order regarding the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy amid nationwide outcry for the Trump White House to roll back the practice of family separation at the U.S. border.

Signing the order in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump told reporters in the room that the administration would still continue its “zero tolerance” policy while still solving the issue of family separation.

CBS News’ Paula Reid reports that order is not expected to reverse the policy on prosecuting all illegal border crossings, but it is expected to allow families to be held together during the process of prosecution and deportation. Justice Department officials have been working on the executive action all day — including Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

SPECIAL REPORT: President Trump signs executive order ending family separation policy, says it's about "keeping families together." https://t.co/uVatuft6AN pic.twitter.com/bWjs0aKzWZ

— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 20, 2018