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On the recordJuly 23, 2019
The administration initiated a zero-tolerance policy, which, as a result, separated children from parents, adding to the numbers of unaccompanied children.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro explains how zero-tolerance policies led to increased unaccompanied children.

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