I dont think she is lying I think she didnt know but he is lying .
"Some migrants who have presented themselves at a port of entry to claim asylum have had their children taken from them, though that was only supposed to happen to those being prosecuted for illegally crossing the border, according to several immigrant advocacy organizations, as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, which is challenging such family separations in court."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/u...co-border.html