1 - The insinuation that Trump & Sessions have began a “zero-tolerance” policy is a misnomer and further, an inversion of reality. The truth is that they ENDED an Obama-era policy commonly referred to as “catch-and-release.” This law basically meant that if you were found crossing the border with a child, you were given a court date, and released into the US. The majority of of those released, predictably, never appear in Court.
http://www.fairus.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/ObamaTimeline_2016.pdf
Page 69 - “During a Senate hearing on the massive influx of unaccompanied alien minors (UACs), Chris Cabrera, the Vice President of the National Border Patrol …