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Nick Sloan

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) are both calling on the U.S. Justice Department to halt family separations. 

Roberts was one of 12 Republican Senators to write a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for an end to the policy. 

"We support the administration’s efforts to enforce our immigration laws, but we cannot support implementation of a policy that results in the categorical forced separation of minor children from their parents," part of the letter reads. "We therefore ask you to halt implementation of the Department’s zero tolerance policy while Congress works out a solution that enables faster processing of individuals who enter our country illegally without requiring the forced, inhumane separation of children from their parents." 

U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), John McCain (R-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Bob Corker (R-TN), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Dean Heller (R-NV), Cory Gardner (R-CO), James Lankford (R-OK) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). all signed the letter. 

Moran, in a statement, said that the country needs to make the well-being of the children a priority. 

“Our immigration system is broken," Moran said in a statement. "This has become more evident in the last week when children are being forcibly separated from their parents. I oppose this policy and am working with my Senate colleagues and administration officials to bring the current circumstances to an end. Our country must make the well-being of these children a priority. We can find appropriate ways to secure our borders and deter illegal immigration in a moral way that honors our values as Americans.”

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