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On the recordJune 18, 2018
This is zero policy that comes directly from President Trump. There is no law on any book. And if there is, I would like for the Secretary herself to point it out to me.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California

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Congresswoman Torres criticizes the zero tolerance immigration policy as being directly from President Trump and questions the existence of any legal basis for it.

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