"I did not like the sight of families being separated."
The US president has made a massive turnaround on his policy of separating immigrant families at the US border with Mexico.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at putting an end to the controversial practice.
He had faced widespread condemnation since footage emerged of crying children, who had been separated from their parents and locked up.
BREAKING: President Trump just signed an executive order to keep families together at the border, reversing his position that he has no authority to do so https://t.co/lbfrZeJ4uR pic.twitter.com/gbOeJeEDA8
— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2018
Speaking at the White House, Trump said:
"It's about keeping families together. I did not like the sight of families being separated."
However, he said he'll stay tough on immigration.
The US House of Representatives is due to consider a bill on the issue tomorrow.
The worldwide protests against the policy, planned for tomorrow June 30th, are still on.
The #USA's policy of separating children from parents is nothing short of torture. Join us Thurs 21 June, 4pm @USEmbassyDublin & tell the USA to stop forcibly separating families. Followed by @UnitedARacism's demo from 5pm https://t.co/L9es5NPJcw#FamiliesBelongTogether pic.twitter.com/uLk1V9K2AY
— Amnesty Ireland (@AmnestyIreland) June 19, 2018
