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Kirstjen Nielsen: “I would ask all parents to go to ports of entry, not to separate their children and send them on the journey alone.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I would ask all parents to go to ports of entry, not to separate their children and send them on the journey alone.
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Kirstjen Nielsen

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Nielsen advises parents to avoid separating from their children during immigration.

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