DHS Secretary: Reports of Alleged Separation of Alien Families “Irresponsible and Unproductive”
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen (shown) fired back at the numerous media reports during the past few days that accused the Trump administration of separating illegal alien families apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. Nielsen sent several tweets on June 17 defending the administration's policies expressing outrage at the way the press has reported those policies. Among them were:
This misreporting by Members, press & advocacy groups must stop. It is irresponsible and unproductive. As I have said many times before, if you are seeking asylum for your family, there is no reason to break the law and illegally cross between ports of entry…. You are not breaking the law by seeking asylum at a port of entry.
Nielsen also reassured those concerned about the well-being of minors in custody by saying: “DHS takes very seriously its duty to protect minors in our temporary custody from...
