WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited Bible scripture on Thursday as justification for separating undocumented immigrant families apprehended at the border, clashing with Congress’s top Republican who said he opposes the controversial policy.

President Donald Trump’s administration has backed separating immigrant children from their parents, but some Republican lawmakers are growing uneasy about such border security rules implemented to deter other migrants.

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