Current state attorneys general from nearly half the states are urging the Trump administration to end its new “zero tolerance” immigration policy.

“The policy is not only inhumane, but it also raises serious concerns regarding the violation of childrens’ rights, constitutional principles of due process and equal protection,” 21 state AGs wrote in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

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