Trump orders agencies to reunite families as vote is delayed on compromise bill

First lady Melania Trump speaks at a roundtable at Upbring New Hope Children Center in McAllen, Texas

First lady Melania Trump speaks at a roundtable at Upbring New Hope Children Center in McAllen, Texas Source: AAP

United States President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to start reuniting immigrant parents with their children after they were separated at the U-S border. The direction comes as First Lady Melania Trump visited one of the detention facilities where the separated children are being held.



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