Updated at 7:55 p.m. ET
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is continuing to defend the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy that results in separating children from their parents who enter the U.S. illegally.
Nielsen appeared at the White House press briefing on Monday, falsely blaming Democrats for the current crisis and arguing that the impetus is on Congress to pass a law to close legal loopholes.
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