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Update: At 3:09 p.m., the Associated Press reported that President Trump signed the executive order.
BREAKING: Trump signs executive order to keep families together at border, says 'zero-tolerance' prosecution policy will continue.— The Associated Press (@The Associated Press)1529521767.0
Original story below.
<p>The Trump administration announced Wednesday that the president will sign an order requiring parents to be detained with their children if they are caught crossing into the U.S. illegally, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/trump-to-order-end-of-immediate-immigrant-family-separations-at-u-s-border-idUSKBN1JG27Q">Reuters reported</a>.</p><p>The order will not end the administration’s commitment to a zero-tolerance policy, which aims to prosecute all immigrants crossing the border illegally, but would “move parents with children to the front of the line for immigration proceedings,” the report said.</p><p>Trump told reporters Wednesday morning that “if you’re weak … the country’s going to be overrun with millions of people. And if you’re strong, then you don’t have any heart. That’s a tough dilemma. Perhaps I’d rather be strong.”</p><p>Watch:</p><p></p><div id="feed9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3fbb61d836bbce8a084dc4b2ce3ac1ee"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1009499134368370690" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">'Perhaps I'd Rather Be Strong': President @realDonaldTrump Says Country Will Be 'Overrun' if He's Weak on Immigrati… https://t.co/VUJ05y3IFB</div> — Fox News (@Fox News)<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews/statuses/1009499134368370690">1529518323.0</a></blockquote></div><p></p><p>The House of Representatives is still scheduled to vote on two proposed immigration bills on Thursday.</p><p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --></p><p></p>
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