Elaine Chao tells protesters to "leave alone" husband Mitch McConnell when he is confronted with immigration

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao attempted to intercede between protesters and her husband, Sen. Major Mitch McConnell, while they continually asked McConnell why he was "separating families" during the weekend. An event in Washington, DC on Monday.

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Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao attempted to intercede between protesters and her husband, Sen. Major Mitch McConnell, while they continually asked McConnell why he was "separating families" during the weekend. An event in Washington, DC on Monday.

The couple left an event held at Georgetown University, The Hill reported, as people approached the building.

The video of the moment was tweeted Tuesday by Hillary Clinton advisor Adam Parkhomenko, and seemed to come from Twitter user Roberto, who identified himself as being among the group.

"Why do not you leave my husband alone?" Said Chao.

Chao was heard later saying "He's not," apparently in response to repeated questions about "separating families".

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Before she was finally escorted to her waiting vehicle, another protester asked the head of the cabinet how she and her husband could sleep at night.

The McConnell office did not comment on Fox News.

The meeting comes as part of a controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy that has led migrant children to separate from their parents after crossing the US border. Following a brutal reaction, President Trump signed a decree last week authorizing children to stay with their families.

With the video, Roberto tweeted "We confronted @SenateMajLdr and @SecElaineChao with @ProPublica audio of children separated from their families at the border while leaving an @Georgetown event.We need #AbolishICE & #AbolishCBP! #FreedomforImmigrants."

Describing himself as a "senior senior" at the university, he explains that he learned about visiting officials on a friend's campus after returning from his "internship at United We Dream."

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"My parents are Mexican immigrants, and I was furious that a man who blocked the Dream Act and a Trump cabinet official was invited to my campus," Roberto tweeted. "As a result, my friends quickly mobilized and went to the event that took place inside Copley Formal."

He referred to the exchange between Chao and the protesters, adding, "My question is why they will not leave our families, our friends and our communities alone? As my friend said, "how do you sleep at night?" #FreedomForImmigrants. "

"And to be honest, I can not understand how these actors of racism, discrimination and hate sleep at night," he added. tweeted. "Cabinet officials like Elaine Chao may not like to hear it but she and her husband bear the responsibility and we will not stop telling this truth wherever they go." #AbolishICE . "

Fox News 'Charles Creitz, Chad Pergram, John Roberts and Andrew O' Reilly contributed to this report.