Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Monday said a restaurant gave him free food because the owner "appreciated" what he was doing in his fight 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 "zero tolerance" immigration policy.

"My experience at restaurants: I ordered take out at a Greek restaurant," Lieu tweeted. "When I arrived, the owner saw me & threw in a free baklava (one of my favorite desserts). He said he appreciated what I was doing. I guess that's what happens when one opposes ripping kids away from parents."

My experience at restaurants: I ordered take out at a Greek restaurant. When I arrived, the owner saw me & threw in a free baklava (one of my favorite desserts). He said he appreciated what I was doing. I guess that's what happens when one opposes ripping kids away from parents. — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 9, 2018

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Lieu's tweet comes as he and many other lawmakers are pressuring the Trump administration to reunite the thousands of families that were divided at the U.S.-Mexico border.

His experience also serves as a contrast to the treatment that some Trump administration officials have received while dining out in public. On separate occasions in June, White House senior adviser Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Kirstjen Michele NielsenMore than million in DHS contracts awarded to firm of acting secretary's wife: report DHS IG won't investigate after watchdog said Wolf, Cuccinelli appointments violated law Appeals court sides with Trump over drawdown of immigrant protections MORE were confronted by protestors while they dined out at Mexican restaurants.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was also asked to leave a Virginia restaurant over her role in the Trump administration.

Lieu has been highly critical of Trump over his immigration policies. In late June, he criticized Congress for going on recess despite thousands of migrant families remaining separated. He said it was "evil and shameful" that no Democratic bill had been brought to the floor to address the crisis.

“Have a nice vacation,” he added.

Last Friday, a federal judge said that the Department of Justice must comply with a previously mandated deadline to reunify separated migrant children with their parents. The deadline to reunite children under 5 years old with their parents is Tuesday. Children ages 5 to 17 must be reunited by July 26, "unless there is an articulable reason," according to U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw.