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Trump Immigration Policy 'A National Disgrace,' R.I. Rep. Says

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Akemi Vargas, 8, cries as she talks about being separated from her father during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. District Court building, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Phoenix. An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies Monday in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
Akemi Vargas, 8, cries as she talks about being separated from her father during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. District Court building, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

The Trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their parents.

Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline visited multiple ICE facilities in Texas over the weekend and called the policy a "national disgrace."

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Rep. David Cicilline, congressman representing the Rhode Island First District. He tweets @davidcicilline.

This segment aired on June 19, 2018.

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