Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE is expected to face protesters when he delivers an address on Monday at a school safety conference in Reno, Nev.

The Associated Press reports that the protesters are made up of religious, civil rights and union activists, who are against President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's immigration policies.

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Some of the protesters told the outlet that they hoped their demonstrations draw attention to the administration's handling of immigrant families and children at the southern border.

Critics slammed the administration last week for its "zero tolerance" policy of prosecuting immigrants who illegally cross the border, resulting in the separation of families.

Trump caved in the face of public pressure last week and signed an executive order ending the practice.

Sessions defended the policy earlier this month, even invoking the Bible to justify it.

"I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order,” Sessions said. “Orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves and protect the weak and lawful.”

He has since said that the administration never intended to separate families.

“It hasn’t been good and the American people don’t like the idea that we are separating families,” Sessions told CBN's David Brody last week. “We never really intended to do that. What we intended to do, was to make sure that adults who bring children into the country are charged with the crime they have committed.”