Trump signs order to end his administration's family separations

President Donald Trump has halted the separation of migrant children from their families at the border amid widespread criticism of his "zero tolerance" policy.

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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn. Source: AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border Wednesday, reversing a tough policy under heavy pressure from his fellow Republicans, Democrats and the international community.

The spectacular about-face comes after more than 2,300 children were stripped from their parents and adult relatives after illegally crossing the border since May 5 and placed in tent camps and other facilities, with no way to contact their relatives. 

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