Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart

WASHINGTON — President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and…

• By Michael D. Shear, Abby Goodnough and Maggie Haberman
• The New York Times

“We’re going to have strong — very strong — borders, but we are going to keep the families together,” Mr. Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office. “I didn’t like the sight or the feeling of…

But ending the practice of separating families still faces legal and practical obstacles. A federal judge could refuse to give the…

• Trump Retreats on…