New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning to sue the federal government over the “zero tolerance policy” being enforced at the border.
The governor says 70 children are being held at facilities across New York, after being separated from their parents while trying to cross into the country.
Cuomo says President Trump’s administration is using the detained children as leverage in negotiating with Congress. Cuomo says his lawsuit will combat what he calls an illegal and immoral practice, enacted at the behest of President Trump’s administration.
Upwards of two-thousand children have been detained nationwide, causing a debate over border enforcement.