Ana Henriquez poses for a picture while holding a photograph of her granddaughter Alison Valencia, who was detained along with her mother and then separated when they arrived in the US in Armenia, El Salvador June 20, 2018. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration will stop prosecuting migrant parents who cross the border illegally with children until immigration authorities have the resources that would allow them to be held in custody, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
"We're suspending prosecutions of adults who are members of family units until ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) can accelerate resource capability to allow us to maintain custody," an unnamed official told the newspaper.
(Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)
