Claim: In defending its "zero tolerance" border policy that has caused the separation of families, the Trump administration has argued that the Obama and Bush administrations did this too. That's misleading. Experts say there were some separations under previous administrations, but no blanket policy to prosecute parents and, therefore, separate them from their children.
Fact-check: Did the Obama Administration Separate Families? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in defending its "zero tolerance" border policy that has caused the separation of families, the trump administration has argued that the obama and bush administrations did this too. that's misleading. experts say there were some separations under previous administrations, but no blanket policy to prosecute parents and, therefore, separate them from their children.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2018-06-20T22:09:25