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Klukowski: Trump Executive Order Ending Family Separation Is Legal; Now Congress Must Act

President Trump’s executive order on Wednesday ending family separation at the border is entirely legal (at least for 20 days) and shows that good policy can make good politics, but he is also right that only Congress can permanently fix this situation.

Ken Klukowski

22 Jun 2018, 8:36 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen (L) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (R), displays an executive order he signed that will end the practice of separating family members who are apprehended while illegally entering the United States …