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Sen. Chris Van Hollen Tours Border Patrol Processing Center

Sen. Chris Van Hollen at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas. (Courtesy Sen. Chris Van Hollen via Twitter)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas. (Courtesy Sen. Chris Van Hollen via Twitter)

The policy of separating children from their families at the Mexican border is dividing Republicans as Democrats push to end the practice.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen), a Democrat from Maryland, about visiting a border patrol processing center over the weekend in McAllen, Texas.

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