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Nielsen Calls On Congress to Address Immigrant Family Separation

By Thomas McKinless
Posted June 18, 2018 at 10:18pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the department “will faithfully execute the laws enacted by Congress,” responding to criticism of a Trump administration policy that involves separating immigrant families who cross into the U.S. illegally.

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