SAN DIEGO—Anyone who is caught crossing the southwest border illegally will now be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the San Diego border on May 7 to make the announcement.
AG Sessions: All Illegal Border Crossers to Be Prosecuted
A Border Patrol Agent pats down a man who illegally crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States in Hidalgo County, Texas, on May 26, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
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