President Donald Trump blasted Democrats for their immigration policies on Friday.
"The Democrats are forcing the breakup of families at the border with their horrible and cruel legislative agenda," Trump said in a tweet.
"The Democrats forced that law upon our nation," Trump said Friday to reporters at the White House, CNN reported.
"I hate it. I hate to see separation of parents and children. The Democrats can come to us, as they actually are in all fairness, we are talking to them, and they can change the whole border security. We need a wall. We need border security. We’ve got to get rid of catch and release,” Trump added, CNN reported.
Separating children from parents was a policy shift by the Trump administration to exert leverage with Democrats blocking the president's four-pillar immigration plan, which would restrict legal immigration.
The Trump administration can unilaterally reverse it, the CNN report said.
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