That's what I've read from multiple sources. It's also clearly true based on wordsmithing. If Obama had used them the way they are being used now, they word be saying that. But they can say in all honesty that Obama built them and leave people who want it to be nothing to infer what they want from that.
It was Trump who implemented the current zero tolerance policy. If you agree with the policy, own it. If you don't, say so. You don't have to agree with everything your candidate does.