Chad Nackers, the editor-in-chief of satirical news site The Onion, says "there's nothing funny" about the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the U.S. border.

In an interview with Poynter on Monday, Nackers said he sees more instances of news that sounds like a headline from "The Onion" but isn't.

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“We haven’t really changed anything we do,” Nackers told Poynter, “but the world has been much crazier and absurd, and that’s what people should be worried about.”

He also said the "zero tolerance" policy of separating migrant children from their parents isn't funny. He added that such news is why "The Onion" tries to strike a more satirical tone than laughing at the news.

“There’s nothing funny about what’s going on,” Nackers said. "The Onion" aims to be "a satirical commentary on things, rather than ‘let’s laugh about it.’ ”

Sessions announced the zero tolerance policy earlier this year, saying the Department of Justice would criminally prosecute all adults attempting to illegally cross the southern border into the U.S. As a result, families who crossed together would in some cases be separated, he said.

Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the policy, and administration officials have asserted that only Congress can fix the issue by passing immigration reform.

Members of Congress have introduced legislation to end the practice of separating families, while simultaneously urging Trump to unilaterally stop the separations.