border i willegally. yesterday they acknowledged 471 were deported. were you aware that the zero-tolerance policy would lead to minors being separated from their parents? as we increase consequences when they break the law i have such limited time, madame secretary. i m sure that you can appreciate that. we in this country do not take the children to jail. so i take that is a yes. nielsen also againdefended t president declaring a national emergency so he could get funding for a border wall. even many republicans are now voicing skepticism about that move. jessica schneider has more. reporter: democrats hammering secretary nielsen so the zero-tolerance policy that resulted in children being separated from their families last summer and they also grilled into whether president trump s emergency declaration to build his border wall is really necessary. secretary nielsen defended the president and she stuck to the