A judge says he is struggling with a request to more narrowly define what behavior justifies separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border after complaints that the Trump administration has abused discretionary powers to split families.

A judge says he is struggling with a request to more narrowly define what behavior justifies separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border after complaints that the Trump administration has abused discretionary powers to split families. https://t.co/j5PWrNopoP

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