U.S. President Donald Trump says people who “invade” the U.S. must immediately be sent back to their countries and not be given a court hearing.

“A lot of these parents weren't even given the opportunity to say 'goodbye.'"

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed down and abandoned his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad.