Jeff Sessions in The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris


On Immigration: Northern Triangle caravans: Separate children from parents

On April 6, 2018, Attorney General Sessions announced a zero-tolerance policy at the border, meaning that the administration would refer for criminal prosecution any adult crossing the border illegally, regardless of the reason, and that this could include separating children from their parents.

There are a few things more cruel, more inhumane, more fundamentally evil than ripping a child from her parent's arms.

The administration claimed that it wouldn't separate families seeking asylum if they arrived at an official port of entry, as opposed to other parts of the border. But that didn't hold true. Many documented cases of family separation at ports of entry

Source: The Truths We Hold, by Kamala Harris, p.171-2 Jan 8, 2019

The above quotations are from The Truths We Hold
An American Journey,

by Kamala Harris
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