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This is real. julie. >> julie: so what else is the trump administration doing to change border security policy? >> reporter: there is another big change. the president announced yesterday he was doing away with something called catch and release. that's a policy that allowed illegal immigrants to be released from at the tension while they awaited a court hearing on their status, allowing them basically to disappear back into the u.s. under the new policy, first time offender whose are caught crossing into the u.s. illegally will likely face a minimum of six months in jail. repeat offenders cou...

It from the wife of a lobbyist. >> who has no issue with us. >> it's a major lobbying firm. exxon mobil is a client. >> mr. hart has no clients that extended to third parties in his firm. it's a stretch. >> reporter: at least three republican lawmakers have publicly said that pruitt either needs to resign or the president should fire him. dozens of democratic lawmakers are saying the exact same thing. julie. >> julie: allison barber at the white house tonight. thank you so much. the justice department announcing a zero tolerance policy on illegal border crossings. jeff sessions ordering u.s. a...

People attempting to make the border crossing. so it's a fair question of whether or not it's an urgent action. i think what the white house is concerned about and dhs, secretary nielsen made this point recently, is that people who last year might have attempted to make the illegal crossing but were deterred by president trump's strong rhetoric on immigration, now just this year may have started to cotton on, i guess, to the notion that not a lot has changed in terms of federal immigration policy, if they're able to cross over illegally and are apprehended they'll be released pending a date wi...

>> it's because you are renting it from the wife of a lobbyist. >> who has no issue with us. >> it's a major lobbying firm. exxon mobil is a client. >> mr. hart has no clients that extended to third parties in his firm. it's a stretch. >> reporter: at least three republican lawmakers have publicly said that pruitt either needs to resign or the president should fire him. dozens of democratic lawmakers are saying the exact same thing. julie. >> julie: allison barber at the white house tonight. thank you so much. the justice department announcing a zero tolerance policy on illegal border crossing...

More than just a threat. this is real. julie. >> julie: so what else is the trump administration doing to change border security policy? >> reporter: there is another big change. the president announced yesterday he was doing away with something called catch and release. that's a policy that allowed illegal immigrants to be released from at the tension while they awaited a court hearing on their status, allowing them basically to disappear back into the u.s. under the new policy, first time offender whose are caught crossing into the u.s. illegally will likely face a minimum of six months in j...