Tip leads to scoop on end of family separation policy

By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo

National security reporter Eric Tucker got a tip from a source he’d worked with for years, saying the Biden-era Justice Department was about to undo the infamous “zero tolerance policy” that led to family separations.

Tucker quickly relayed the information to DOJ reporter Mike Balsamo. Working with Colleen Long, who covered Homeland Security and zero tolerance extensively, they pieced together an analytical story that broke the news and added crucial context about the challenge Biden faces to undo Donald Trump’s policies on immigration.