Summary

Nielsen receives memos of three possible immigration policies: to increase prosecutions over time, to only apply prosecutions to single adults, and to separate all families at the border. The latter came with the caveat that the separation policy may be unconstitutional. The separation option was endorsed and signed by Nielson on May 5, 2018. On May 7, Jeff Sessions announces the separation policy publicly. Two weeks later at a meeting with top advisors, Trump notes that although his wall was being built, the immigration laws were in grave need of repair.

In an interview with Nielsen, Soboroff notes a number of inconsistencies. Despite Soboroff’s facts concerning low violence or smuggling, Nielsen confirms her stance that the U.S. is in a surge of criminally active immigrants. When Soboroff asks about family separations, Nielsen answers that all people will be prosecuted for a crime if they...