Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says that the government will meet deadlines imposed by a federal judge to reunite migrant families that have been separated by the U.S. government.
At the same time, he criticized the deadlines as “artificial” and said that they could prevent the government “from completing our standard — or even a truncated — vetting process.”
The Trump administration’s separation policy has been met with widespread outcry, marches and legal action.
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