Federal authorities will stop prosecuting parents who attempt to cross the border illegally with their children until Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) establishes adequate detention centers where families can be held together, the Washington Post reported Thursday.
The report contradicts the executive order President Trump signed Wednesday, which indicated his administration would continue its “zero tolerance” policy of prosecuting all individuals who cross the border illegally while establishing family detention centers where parents and children can be held while adults await their hearings.
"We're suspending prosecutions of adults who are members of family units until ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) can accelerate resource capability to allow us to maintain custody," a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official told the Post.
The unnamed official further explained that many adults and children currently in federal custody will be released due to the lack of adequate family detention centers, where they could be held together in compliance with Trump’s executive order.
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