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A new DOJ IG report on how top officials (including Sessions) drove family separation mentions the involvement of DOJ lawyer Gene Hamilton. Records we obtained show his communications with Stephen Miller, including at the time the policy was in full gear.
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The DOJ inspector general report found that top DOJ officials, including former AG Sessions, were a “driving force” behind the policy, which was aggressively pushed by the White House.
oig.justice.gov/sites/default/…

Documents we uncovered through a #FOIA lawsuit reveal frequent contact between Miller and Hamilton throughout early 2018, when the U.S. government was systematically separating families at the border.
americanoversight.org/in-the-documen…

The week Sessions announced the “zero tolerance” policy, Miller exchanged multiple emails and calls with Hamilton, including urging him to speak with the commissioner of CBP whose department would be charged with referring adults traveling with children for DOJ prosecution.

On May 9, 2018, a few days after DHS had begun implementing family separation and Sessions had announced that the policy would lead to the separation of children accompanying parents, Miller had another call with Hamilton. These are just a few of their contacts.

As former Trump officials attempt to distance themselves from the administration’s most heinous policies, we will continue to investigate who was involved in the separation of families and other troubling immigration policies.
americanoversight.org/a-timeline-of-…