The policy of separating children from parents illegally seeking entry at the United States border is dividing Americans. More Republicans spoke out against the policy as Democrats called for changes. In April, the administration of President Donald Trump announced a “zero-tolerance” policy that brings legal action in all cases of illegal entry at the U.S. border. Under the policy, U.S. federal agents separate parents, who are seeking asylum or attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, from their children. U.S. law bans detaining children with their parents because the children are not charged with a crime and the parents are. But the law was rarely enforced under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Title: Americans Divided over Family Separation Policy
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2632/family_sep_policy.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Americans Divided over Family Separation Policy' data-article-id='3160'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12771'>The policy of separating children from parents illegally seeking entry at the United States border is dividing Americans.</span> <span data-start-time='12771' data-end-time='22229'>More Republicans spoke out against the policy as Democrats called for changes.</span> <span data-start-time='22229' data-end-time='39688'>In April, the administration of President Donald Trump announced a “zero-tolerance” policy that brings legal action in all cases of illegal entry at the U.S. border.</span> <span data-start-time='39688' data-end-time='53917'>Under the policy, U.S. federal agents separate parents, who are seeking asylum or attempting to enter the U.S. illegally, from their children.</span> <span data-start-time='53917' data-end-time='67042'>U.S. law bans detaining children with their parents because the children are not charged with a crime and the parents are.</span> <span data-start-time='67042' data-end-time='76625'>But the law was rarely enforced under both Republican and Democratic administrations.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2632/during_the_previous_administration.m4a'><span>during the previous administration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2632/last_year.m4a'><span>last year</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10968 data-hint-location='39688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2632/federal_agents_separate_parents_from_their__blank_.m4a'>Federal agents separate parents from their <span class='blank'>children</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='children'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2632/families.m4a'><span>families</span></div><div class='choice' 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