At the time, Ducey stated that he supports the Trump administration’s policy of securing the border. However, he believes that separating migrant families at the border is “unnecessary.”
Trump is not considering reinstating family separation policy
Due to the growing criticisms, Trump was compelled to sign an executive order to halt the family separation at the border. A federal judge in California also ordered the Trump administration to stop the practice and reunite the separated migrant families.
On Tuesday, Trump denied that he is considering reinstating separating migrant families at the border. He said, “We’re not looking to do it.” He also mistakenly blamed the Obama administration for instituting the policy. According to him, President Obama separated the children. Those cages that were shown — I think they were very inappropriate. They were built by President Obama’s administration, not by Trump. President Obama had child separation. I was the one who changed it.”
