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Trump signs order ending child-parent separation at border
President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress on immigration in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Washington. From left, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Trump, and Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) FCN regional staff
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would end the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally, but said "zero-tolerance" prosecution policy will continue.