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New Immigration Policy Ramps Up Separation Among Migrant Parents And Children

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In this 2012 file photo, U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border fence in Naco, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
In this 2012 file photo, U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border fence in Naco, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

For weeks, there have been reports of migrants who cross the U.S. border illegally being separated from their children. It's part of the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration, launched last month.

Over the weekend, Boston Globe political reporter Liz Goodwin reported on what happens to children who are separated from their parents once crossing the border.

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Liz Goodwin, political reporter for the Boston Globe. She tweets at @lizcgoodwin.

This segment aired on June 11, 2018.

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