Q: But is it a deterrant sir?

Sessions: I see that no one as being prosecuted for this as a factor in a 5-fold increase in 4 years in this kind of illegal immigration. So yes. Hopefully people will get the message at the port of entry and not break across the border unlawfully

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 19, 2018

REPORTER (me): “Are you intending to send a message?”

SEC NIELSEN: “I find that offensive. No. Why would I ever create a policy that does that?”

REPORTER (me): “Perhaps as a deterrent.”

SEC NIELSEN: “No!”

And then, a few hours later, on Fox News… https://t.co/bi6zspMReC

— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) June 19, 2018