"Senator Merkley and his staff saw children in cages." [View all]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in early May that DHS would refer for prosecution all people suspected of crossing the border illegally, a controversial move that will lead to more instances of families being split apart.
Democrats have ripped the new policy as draconian and damaging to young children, while Trump administration officials have sought to blame Democrats for allowing illegal immigration to flourish with lax policies.
Ray Zaccaro, a Merkley spokesman, said Monday evening that the White House attacked the senator because it couldn't defend the new prosecution policy and its effect on families at the border.
In a written statement, Zaccaro said that in a separate visit Sunday to a Border Patrol processing center in McAllen, Texas, “Senator Merkley and his staff saw children in cages.” Zaccaro also said that “we still have no idea what’s happening in the detention center where reportedly up to a thousand children are being held, since they refused the senator’s request to go inside.“
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