Border Patrol says only seven families were separated at ports of entry from May to June
by Jazmine Ulloa And Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times
Jul 09, 2018
2 minutes
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials attempted to rebut claims that they have been separating families at border ports of entry, saying Monday that the agency split only seven families out of 5,298 who presented themselves at legal international checkpoints from May to June.
"Separation at the ports of entry is very rare," said Executive Assistant Commissioner Todd C. Owen of the Border Patrol's
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