'Zero Tolerance' Family Separation Policy Implemented

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces a 'zero tolerance' policy for illegal border crossings, requiring prosecution of all adults — including asylum seekers — which separates children from parents. Over 2,500 children are separated. Photographs of children in cages and audio recordings of crying children cause a national and international outcry. Trump reverses the policy via executive order on June 20, 2018, but reunification is chaotic.