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US border agents halt migrant family prosecutions

President Trump signed an executive order halting separations but thousands of children remain separated from their families. [Getty Images]

A US border security chief says he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas the prosecution referrals were suspended last week.

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