WASHINGTON—The Trump administration plans to step up the prosecution of parents who cross the U.S. border illegally with their children, separating more families in hopes of deterring such crossings, officials said. The policy has been under review since the earliest days of the Trump administration and is part of the agency’s drive to punish people who arrive in the U.S. illegally and deter migrants from applying for asylum. Attorney...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 07, 2018 16:00 UTC