In 2018, the Trump administration announced a "zero tolerance" policy designed to deter people from crossing the southern border illegally. Which of the following was a consequence of this policy?
A) Portions of the Texas National Guard were permanently "federalized" to implement the policy.
B) Vacant schools have been leased by the federal government as temporary detention centers.
C) the separation of minor children from their parents for extended periods of time
D) A new division of the U.S. Border Patrol has been created to implement this policy.

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The "zero tolerance" policy led to the separation of minor children from their parents for weeks or even months at a time, causing widespread outrage and condemnation both domestically and internationally. While portions of the Texas National Guard were indeed "federalized" to assist with border security, this was not specifically related to the "zero tolerance" policy. The government did lease vacant schools to use as temporary detention centers, but again, this was not unique to the "zero tolerance" policy. No new division of the U.S. Border Patrol was created to implement this policy.

In 2018, the Trump Administration Announced a "Zero Tolerance" Policy