The University of Notre Dame tweeted a statement from its president calling for the end of the zero tolerance immigration policy.

Rev. John I. Jenkins is quoted in the tweet, saying separating children from parents and parents from children is inconsistent with the university's teaching.

"Central to the Holy Cross education Notre Dame offers is a sense of family, centered on the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and in that spirit I call on the Administration to end immediately the cruel practice of separating children from parents and parents from children," the quote reads.

The statement from Jenkins comes as the

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Trump said the U.S. won't be a "migrant camp" or "refugee holding facility." Lawmakers and other political figures, like former first lady Laura Bush, have expressed their concerns.