Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rep. Pramila Jayapal fired back Friday at Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker as he defended the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) handed down an impassioned rebuke of the Trump administration’s migrant child separation policy during Matthew Whitaker’s hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday.

The acting attorney general appeared stunned as the congresswoman grilled him on the “zero humanity” border policy and how it affected the children.

Jayapal asked him whether the Department of Justice kept track of the migrant parents who were separated from their children by border officials.

“There’s only one answer to this,” Jayapal reminded Whitaker. “It’s gone through the courts.”

When Whitaker said he didn’t believe the Justice Department was tracking separated parents, the congresswoman replied, “You were not tracking it. That is the correct answer.”

As Jayapal continued, her voice grew louder: “Your department was not tracking parents who were separated from their children. Do you know what kind of damage has been done to children and families across this country?”

“Children who will never get to see their parents again,” she added. “Do you understand the magnitude of that?”