Governors and attorneys general demand Trump halt border policy causing child separations
6 years, 9 months ago

Governors and attorneys general demand Trump halt border policy causing child separations

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Until this policy of separating children from their families has been rescinded, Maryland will not deploy any National Guard resources to the border,” Mr Hogan said in a statement. A group of Democratic state attorneys general sent a letter to US attorney general Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Security chief Kirsten Njielsen warning that the zero tolerance policy was “inhumane” and could violate children’s rights and equal protection guarantees. They warned the zero tolerance policy represent a “radical departure from previous Justice Department policy” and drains resources from pursuing more serious lawbreakers like the transnational MS-13 gang, whose predations Mr Trump frequently invokes to justify tougher immigration enforcement. “Until now, no Republican or Democratic administration, nor any prior Attorney General, has endangered children in order to deter illegal entry.” US child immigration detention centre features Donald Trump mural: 'By losing a battle you find a new way to win the war' All four living former first ladies have also weighed in opposing the policy, with Laura Bush penning an op-ed calling the zero tolerance policy “cruel” and “immoral”.

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Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump administration ends funding for legal representation of 26,000 migrant children

LA Times  

Children and adults wait in lines for donated food at a makeshift camp for migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border on May 14, 2021, in Reynosa, Mexico. The Trump administration on Friday ended a federal contract that provides legal representation to nearly 26,000 migrant children who entered the United States without a parent or guardian, a move immigration attorneys say will …

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This time, immigration officials are threatening to prioritize unaccompanied immigrant children for deportation, while at the same time working to deprive them of access to legal services and representation. Courts have interpreted the mandate that the government provide these …

Families separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid
3 years, 7 months ago

Families separated at Mexico border ask for residency, aid

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Several parents who were separated from their children on the U.S.-Mexico border during former President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Homeland Security Secretary for permanent legal residency in the United States and compensation, said the mother of two of the children. Keldy Mabel Gonzales Brebe, who was separated from two sons in the fall of …

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule
4 years, 2 months ago

AP Exclusive: DOJ rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Wilkinson said the department’s principles have “long emphasized that decisions about bringing criminal charges should involve not only a determination that a federal offense has been committed and that the …

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy

NPR  

Justice Department Rescinds Trump's 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP The Justice Department has ended the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy for immigration offenses that allowed the U.S. government to separate thousands of children from their parents. Wilkinson's move Tuesday is largely symbolic as Trump stopped family separations at the border by …

Biden rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy involving family separations at US-Mexico border
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden rescinds Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy involving family separations at US-Mexico border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has revoked the “zero tolerance” policy of …

DOJ Rescinds ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Rule Used For Family Separation
4 years, 2 months ago

DOJ Rescinds ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Rule Used For Family Separation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday rescinded a Trump-era memo that established a “zero tolerance” enforcement policy for migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, which resulted in thousands of family separations. Wilkinson said the department’s principles have “long emphasized that decisions about bringing criminal charges should involve not only a determination that a federal offense has …

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department officially rescinds policy that led to family separations

CNN  

CNN — The Justice Department formally rescinded the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy that called for the criminal prosecution of adults crossing the border and led to the separation of thousands of families, according to a memo obtained by CNN. In a statement to CNN, a Justice Department spokeswoman called the “zero tolerance” policy “inconsistent with the Department’s longstanding …

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Watchdog: DOJ bungled ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released Thursday has found. The report from the inspector general for the Justice Department found that leadership failed to prepare to implement …

Justice Department was unprepared for family separations but Sessions pushed it anyway, watchdog says
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department was unprepared for family separations but Sessions pushed it anyway, watchdog says

CNN  

CNN — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions knew early on migrant families would be separated when the Trump administration implemented its controversial “zero tolerance” policy and still proceeded to push for the policy, according to a scathing report from the Justice Department inspector general released Thursday. In 2018, the Trump administration announced the so-called “zero tolerance” policy, in which the …

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed
4 years, 2 months ago

Report: Management of Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy failed

Al Jazeera  

Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released on Thursday has found. The report found that one of the administration’s talking points was: “An illegal alien should not get a free …

Justice Department failed ‘zero tolerance’ border policy management, report says
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Department failed ‘zero tolerance’ border policy management, report says

LA Times  

David Xol-Cholom, of Guatemala, reunites with his son Byron at Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 22, 2020, after they were separated during the Trump administration’s wide-scale separation of immigrant families. Justice Department leaders under President Trump knew their 2018 “zero tolerance” border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed …

Judge orders US to stop expelling children who cross border
4 years, 4 months ago

Judge orders US to stop expelling children who cross border

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deportations of minors during the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued a preliminary injunction sought by legal groups suing on behalf of children whom the government …

US still hasn’t reunited 666 children with parents after ‘zero tolerance’ at border
4 years, 4 months ago

US still hasn’t reunited 666 children with parents after ‘zero tolerance’ at border

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawyers working to reunite …

US border authorities are expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico
4 years, 4 months ago

US border authorities are expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US border authorities have violated a diplomatic agreement with Mexico, …

The desperate search across Central America, Mexico for parents separated from their children and why hundreds are yet to be found
4 years, 5 months ago

The desperate search across Central America, Mexico for parents separated from their children and why hundreds are yet to be found

ABC  

The parents of 545 children who were separated at the United States-Mexico border in 2017 have still not been found, despite a court order for families to be reunited and a desperate search across Latin America. Key points: Trump administration immigration policies saw families torn apart in 2017 and 2018 More than 1,000 children were allowed to stay in the …

Parents of 545 children separated by Trump administration at Mexico border can't be found, lawyers say
4 years, 5 months ago

Parents of 545 children separated by Trump administration at Mexico border can't be found, lawyers say

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawyers have been unable to find the parents of 545 …

AP FACT CHECK: Michelle Obama and the kids in ‘cages’
4 years, 7 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Michelle Obama and the kids in ‘cages’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama assailed President Donald Trump on Monday for ripping migrant children from their parents and throwing them into cages, picking up on a frequent and distorted point made widely by Democrats. A look at her remark in the keynote address at the opening night of the remote Democratic National Convention: MICHELLE OBAMA, on Americans: “They watch in …

Trump administration's family separations at Mexico border are torture, doctors find
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration's family separations at Mexico border are torture, doctors find

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the report, “‘You Will Never See Your Child Again’: The Persistent Psychological Effects …

US judge blocks Trump rules for detained migrant children
5 years, 6 months ago

US judge blocks Trump rules for detained migrant children

Al Jazeera  

Trump administration had unveiled new rules that would allow officials to detain migrant families indefinitely. A United States judge on Friday blocked new Trump administration rules that would enable the government to keep immigrant children in detention facilities with their parents indefinitely. US District Court Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles said the rules conflict with a 1997 settlement agreement …

19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
5 years, 7 months ago

19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children

NPR  

19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children Enlarge this image toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Rich Pedroncelli/AP Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its plan to pull out of a decades-old court settlement that governs the care of migrant children in federal detention. Sponsor Message "This new Trump …

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to end an agreement limiting how long migrant children can be kept in detention, the president’s latest effort to curb immigration at the Mexican border. Trump defended it, saying, “I’m the one that kept the families together.” The Mexican government expressed concern over the prospect of prolonged detention of migrant children in the …

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump Administration Announces Plan To Detain Migrant Children For Longer

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new rules that would allow immigration officials to detain migrant children for a longer period of time, ripping up a long-standing set of protections that prevent migrant children from being detained for more than 20 days. McAleenan called the Flores settlement a “key gap in our immigration framework,” arguing that the …

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says

The Independent  

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Lawyers ask judge to hold Trump administration in contempt over border conditions
5 years, 9 months ago

Lawyers ask judge to hold Trump administration in contempt over border conditions

CNN  

CNN — A group of lawyers on Wednesday night asked a federal judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt and to order immediate improvements to conditions at Customs and Border Protection facilities where children are being held. The lawyers are part of a team of doctors and advocates that warned last week of what they said were major health …

Trump denies reports he will reinstate family separation border policy
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump denies reports he will reinstate family separation border policy

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that his administration is not looking to resume the separation of parents and children at the US-Mexico border, denying reports that it is something he has been pushing for. Senior administration officials told CNN’s Jake Tapper that in the last four months or so, the President had been pushing then-Department of …

Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border
5 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration 'needs 2 years' to identify all the migrant children separated from families at border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration claims it needs up to two years …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s speech exaggerates border peril
6 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s speech exaggerates border peril

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump laced his State of the Union speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an “economic miracle,” warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia. FOOD STAMPS TRUMP, describing progress over the last two years: “Nearly 5 …

Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border
6 years, 2 months ago

Leaked memo reveals Trump administration DID want to separate families at the border

Daily Mail  

A leaked Trump administration memo shows that the government did consider separating families at the US border despite calling press reports on the matter 'irresponsible and unproductive'. A leaked internal Trump administration memo shows that the government considered the merits of separating families at the US border to speed up their deportation According to comments on the document, the administration …

John Kelly blames child-separation policy on Jeff Sessions in exit interview
6 years, 2 months ago

John Kelly blames child-separation policy on Jeff Sessions in exit interview

Salon  

John Kelly, who is leaving his position as Chief of Staff on Wednesday, opened up about his 18 months in the White House in an extensive interview with the Los Angeles Times, published on Sunday, providing more insight into his time with the Trump administration. “What happened was Jeff Sessions, he was the one that instituted the zero-tolerance process on …

Report: Chaos and confusion after ‘zero tolerance’ policy on immigration
6 years, 5 months ago

Report: Chaos and confusion after ‘zero tolerance’ policy on immigration

CNN  

Washington CNN — A report from the US Government Accountability Office released Wednesday describes chaos and confusion among federal agencies this past summer over efforts to reunify undocumented children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border. According to the report, officials at the department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services “did not plan for the potential increase …

Lack of prep plagued Trump's child separation border policy: watchdog
6 years, 5 months ago

Lack of prep plagued Trump's child separation border policy: watchdog

Raw Story  

The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year was plagued by a lack of preparation, resource shortfalls and communication failures, according to a government audit released on Tuesday. The review, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, is the first official audit of President Donald Trump’s policy of separating migrant families at …

A record number of migrant children are being detained at the border now
6 years, 6 months ago

A record number of migrant children are being detained at the border now

Salon  

The number of migrant children separated from their parents under the Donald Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy, one of the year's high-profile examples of the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border, continues to reach new heights. "In a letter sent to Sen. Patty Murray, D.-Wash., and obtained by Yahoo News, HHS Secretary Alex Azar outlined his plan to reallocate up …

3 graphs that explain Trump’s dilemma on the border
6 years, 8 months ago

3 graphs that explain Trump’s dilemma on the border

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump’s now-reversed “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute parents who illegally cross the border with their children did not come out of thin air. A federal judge this week strongly rebuffed the administration’s attempt to roll back the court settlement, calling it “cynical” and “without merit.” Judge Dolly Gee called the government’s argument that an increase in …

Zero tolerance sowed confusion from start
6 years, 8 months ago

Zero tolerance sowed confusion from start

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The government’s top health official could barely conceal his discomfort. “So we don’t — we are not the experts on immigration.” Separating families while sidelining the agency responsible for caring for the children was only one example of a communication breakdown in the federal government that left immigrant children in limbo, parents in the dark about their whereabouts …

US temporarily scales back ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
6 years, 9 months ago

US temporarily scales back ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

Al Jazeera  

White House says administration has only temporarily halted part of its policy because it’s ‘going to run out of space’. A US official has said the administration will scale back part of its “zero-tolerance” immigration policy as US President Donald Trump doubled down on his suggestion that undocumented individuals be deported without due process. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin …

Trump pictured discussing migrant family separations with room full of white men
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump pictured discussing migrant family separations with room full of white men

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are keeping families together, but we have to keep our borders strong,” Mr Trump said, …

In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule
6 years, 9 months ago

In reversal, Trump orders halt to his family separation rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself Wednesday and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the U.S. border. “We’re going to have strong, very strong borders, but we’re going to keep the families together,” said Trump, who added that …

Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families
6 years, 9 months ago

Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families

Al Jazeera  

US president signs executive order ending child separation but says ‘zero-tolerance’ prosecution policy will continue. “We’re going to have very strong borders but we are going to keep families together,” the president said, adding that he doesn’t like seeing children separated from their families. “Democrats and Republicans – although they are both blaming each other – have not resolved the …

The Latest: Texas governor seeks bipartisan border solutions
6 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: Texas governor seeks bipartisan border solutions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on immigration legislation : 4:30 p.m. Republican Texas Gov. ___ 10:30 a.m. Mexico’s governmental human rights commission says the Trump administration policy of separating families at the border is “appalling and immoral.” Commission President Luis Gonzalez Perez on Wednesday called the Trump administration cruel and said the policy is hurting children. ___ 9:55 a.m. President Donald …

Methodists, prosecutors scold Sessions over border policy
6 years, 9 months ago

Methodists, prosecutors scold Sessions over border policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More than 600 members of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ church have denounced him over the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy that has led to children being separated from their parents at the border. Their letter, published Monday on Medium, said the policy results in families and children being greeted “with unexpected cruelty at the doorstep of the …

Detaining children in tent cities costs more than double than keeping them with their families, reveals report
6 years, 9 months ago

Detaining children in tent cities costs more than double than keeping them with their families, reveals report

The Independent  

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Pope Francis calls Donald Trump's separation of families at border 'immoral'
6 years, 9 months ago

Pope Francis calls Donald Trump's separation of families at border 'immoral'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pope Francis has called Donald Trump‘s “zero tolerance” policy that …

Mexico condemns 'inhuman' separation of families as US president Donald Trump defends policy on undocumented migrants
6 years, 9 months ago

Mexico condemns 'inhuman' separation of families as US president Donald Trump defends policy on undocumented migrants

Firstpost  

Mexico strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday for its policy of separating immigrant children and parents detained after crossing the US-Mexican border, calling it “inhuman”. Mexico City: Mexico strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday for its policy of separating immigrant children and parents detained after crossing the US-Mexican border, calling it “inhuman”. “In the …

The Latest: Attorneys general demand family separation stop
6 years, 9 months ago

The Latest: Attorneys general demand family separation stop

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the controversy over child and parent separations at the U.S.-Mexico border : 9:53 a.m. Democratic attorneys general are demanding the Trump administration end a “zero tolerance” policy that has resulted in children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. ____ 7:30 a.m. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona says the Trump administration’s current …

Democratic attorneys general urge end to border separations
6 years, 9 months ago

Democratic attorneys general urge end to border separations

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A coalition of Democratic attorneys general demanded Tuesday that the Trump administration end a “zero tolerance” policy that has resulted in children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Led by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, 21 top state prosecutors from California to Massachusetts sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and …

Screaming children heard crying for parents at US detention centre after being separated at border under Trump policy, in distressing audio recording
6 years, 9 months ago

Screaming children heard crying for parents at US detention centre after being separated at border under Trump policy, in distressing audio recording

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the Trump administration continues to defend its new “zero …

US immigration policy: In video, US border agent heard mocking crying children separated from parents
6 years, 9 months ago

US immigration policy: In video, US border agent heard mocking crying children separated from parents

Firstpost  

In an audio recording from a US border protection facility, children can be heard wailing as an agent jokes, “We have an orchestra here.” The separation of immigrant parents and their children at US’ southern border has turned into a topic of intense debate in recent days, with even First Lady Melania Trump commenting against it. But as Donald Trump …

Unapologetic Trump digs in on immigration despite outrage
6 years, 9 months ago

Unapologetic Trump digs in on immigration despite outrage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration’s border-protection policies Monday in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. “I say it’s very strongly the Democrats’ fault,” Trump said Monday as his administration rejected criticism that the policy has resulted in inhuman and immoral conditions. Charlie Baker reversed a …

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