‘Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown’: Congresswoman in border area

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'Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown': Congresswoman in border area

(MORE: More kids separated from parents at border: Report)

'Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown': Congresswoman in border area

CQ Roll Call via Getty Images, FILERep. Veronica Escobar attends an event in the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 4, 2019.

Her reaction comes on the heels of a federal report that stated more children were separated at the border than originally estimated.

(MORE: Under President Donald Trump’s administration, more kids separated at border than originally estimated: Report)

Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of the department of homeland security, has defended the so-called zero-tolerance and said it was never U.S. policy to separate children.

'Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown': Congresswoman in border area

The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILETwo young mothers from Honduras and their respective children are detained by United States Border Patrol after rafting across the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border on June 25, 2018, in Granjeno, Texas.

On Thursday, a spokesman for DHS said the department was looking at every option.

“The Trump administration has made clear that all legal options are on the table to enforce the rule of law, rein in mass unchecked illegal immigration, and defend our borders,” said a spokeswoman in an emailed statement.

Still, Escobar does not feel confident the American public is getting the complete truth.

“I think the depth of the horror of family separation is unknown,” she said.

Watch the video above for the full segment.

Sourse: abcnews.go.com

‘Depth of the horror of family separation is unknown’: Congresswoman in border area

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