If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, then we're going to prosecute you.
Jeff Sessions: “If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, then we're going to prosecute you.”
On the recordJuly 9, 2018
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Jeff Sessions outlines the administration's strict enforcement policy regarding illegal border crossings.
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