President Biden signaled to the country this week that he's hoping to turn the page

from one of the most controversial chapters of the Trump presidency, the separation of

migrant parents from their children in American custody.

Today, I'm going to sign a few executive orders to strengthen immigration.

In 2017, the Trump administration wanted to prosecute as many border crossing offenses

as possible.

The effort meant the parents were prosecuted while children were detained separately.

The policy caused serious backlash from both parties, from Americans who were shocked

to see the U.S. pulling families apart on its own soil.

I think the separation of children from family is the most cruel thing one can do.

I think he's crazy.

He's hardly, he's crazy.

He's cruel.

The family should be together not separated.

Making America great could be the aspiration of every American.

But we're not going to do that by making America mean.

Eventually, President Trump reversed course and ended the policy back in 2018.

But for many families, years later, their hardship is not over.

Thousands of families are still separated.

And now the Biden administration is taking on the ambitious task of bringing them back

together.

I'm not making new law.

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