Kathleen Rice actually said...

"I think it is important that we not conflate these two issues. Family separation is a completely separate issue from human trafficking."

"Last summer, the Department of Homeland Security, under the leadership of Secretary Nielsen, implemented a zero tolerance policy which resulted in the separation of thousands of families."

"We have laws and procedures in place to protect migrant children and families seeking asylum."

"It was a policy announced by the attorney general of this country that families were going to be separated."