LOS ANGELES: Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its "zero tolerance" policy that led to thousands of migrant children being split from their families on the US border with Mexico.

Although President Donald Trump reversed course, signing an executive order on Wednesday to end the practice following domestic and international outrage, Washington State on Thursday said it will lead a coalition of states legally challenging "the policy of forced family separation on the US southern border."

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