US border officials have halted "zero tolerance" policy and will stop prosecuting migrant families for now

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• US border authorities have stopped referring migrant parents for prosecution.
• The top US border enforcement official said the change occurred after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant children from their families.
• In order to keep families together, Customs and Border Protection won't refer families for prosecution.
• They will instead be the responsibility of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which has limited family detention centers, and could see the return of a "catch and release" policy.

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The top US border enforcement official has confirmed that authorities are not pursuing the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy for parents who cross the border with their children.

Speaking to media, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said he ordered his agency to stop referring cases of parents arriving with children to prosecutors last week after President Donald Trump ordered migrant families not be separated.

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