Trump Administration May Have To Reunite Thousands Of More Families, Judge Rules
6 years ago

Trump Administration May Have To Reunite Thousands Of More Families, Judge Rules

Huff Post  

An emotional father embraces his son for the first time in months on Aug. 7, 2018, in Guatemala City, after nine children were flown from New York to reunite with their families. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration may have to reunite potentially thousands of more families who were separated before the “zero tolerance” policy on immigration was implemented last April. The class-action lawsuit had been restricted to the 2,816 children listed as being in the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s custody as of June 26, when U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw issued an injunction to halt the “zero tolerance” policy that led to criminal processing of border crossers. “We’re thrilled the court has recognized the importance of finding these potentially thousands of additional separated families,” said Lee Gelernt, the lead lawyer on the American Civil Liberties Union’s case, “and we intend to do everything we can to locate them as soon as possible.” ICE did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment. The deputy director of ORR said analysts would have to work eight hours a day for up to 15 months to “even begin reconciling” data on separated families.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Calculated cruelty': Report details lasting harms of Trump family separation policy

Raw Story  

A report published Monday by a coalition of human rights groups estimates that as many as 1,360 children who were separated from their parents under the first Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy have yet to be reunited, causing immense suffering for families ensnared in the punitive effort to deter border crossings. "Forcible separation of children from their families inflicted harms …

Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. Barker ruled Thursday that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by implementing the program and had stretched the legal interpretation of relevant immigration law “past its breaking point.” AP AUDIO: …

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal judge on Friday …

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year. The separation of thousands of families “represents one of the most …

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years
1 year, 3 months ago

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at U.S. border for 8 years

LA Times  

A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year. The separation of thousands of families “represents one of the most shameful chapters in …

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years
1 year, 5 months ago

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future separations for 8 years

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The federal government would be barred from immigration policies that separate parents from children for eight years under a proposed court settlement announced Monday that also provides families that were split under the Trump administration with temporary legal status and short-term housing aid. The settlement between the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union, if approved …

Biden agrees to settle ACLU lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separations
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden agrees to settle ACLU lawsuit over Trump-era migrant family separations

LA Times  

People who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border are held at a border patrol processing center located below the Eagle Pass International Bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas. Government policies that cause widespread separation of migrant children from their parents would be banned under a proposed legal settlement filed Monday by the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union. “The Department of …

Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents
2 years, 1 month ago

Close to 1,000 migrant children separated by Trump yet to be reunited with parents

India Today  

Nearly 1,000 migrant children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by the administration of former President Donald Trump have yet to be reunited with their parents despite a two-year effort by President Joe Biden. Biden, a Democrat, issued an executive order shortly after taking office in January 2021 that established a task force to reunite children separated from their families under …

US reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump
2 years, 1 month ago

US reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump’s presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families that were split up under the Trump administration’s widely condemned practice of forcibly separating …

US in talks to pay hundreds of millions to families separated at border
3 years, 5 months ago

US in talks to pay hundreds of millions to families separated at border

Live Mint  

The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma. The number of families eligible under …

US steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is expanding its effort to find and reunite migrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump as part of a zero-tolerance policy on illegal crossings. “We recognize that we can’t make these families completely whole again,” said Michelle Brané, executive director of the administration’s Family Reunification Task Force. “But we …

US widens effort to unite migrant families separated under Trump
3 years, 6 months ago

US widens effort to unite migrant families separated under Trump

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration has launched a new programme that it says will expand efforts to find and reunite migrant families who were separated at the US-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy on irregular crossings. A US federal task force said on Monday that the programme would help find many parents who are in remote Central American communities but …

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 …

U.S. to start reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
3 years, 10 months ago

U.S. to start reuniting some families separated at Mexico border

LA Times  

The Biden administration is touting the U.S. reunion this week of four families split apart by the Trump administration’s separation policy, framing it as a key moment in a broader, more humanitarian approach to immigration, in contrast with the “cruelty” of the president’s predecessor. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said a task force established by a February …

‘Bring them back’: Immigrant groups urge Biden to reunite separated families and address trauma at border
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Bring them back’: Immigrant groups urge Biden to reunite separated families and address trauma 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. “Let’s not forget this group of people … Let’s remember there were hundreds of …

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden signs order to ‘undo moral and national shame’ of family separations as Homeland Security chief sworn in

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 signed three extensive executive actions targeting …

Jill Biden to monitor task force to reunite families separated at US-Mexico border
4 years, 2 months ago

Jill Biden to monitor task force to reunite families separated 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 First Lady Jill Biden’s chief of staff is expected to …

Families Separated At Border Hope Biden Reunites Them, Bringing Deported Parents Back
4 years, 2 months ago

Families Separated At Border Hope Biden Reunites Them, Bringing Deported Parents Back

NPR  

Families Separated At Border Hope Biden Reunites Them, Bringing Deported Parents Back Enlarge this image toggle caption Veronica G. Cardenas/AP Veronica G. Cardenas/AP Updated at 6:10 p.m. Sponsor Message "The deported parents are kind of lost in the story," says Carol Anne Donohoe, an attorney with Al Otro Lado, one of several nonprofit groups that are working to reunite these …

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 …

Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein Blindsided Prosecutors With Family Separation Policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein Blindsided Prosecutors With Family Separation Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his then-top deputy, Rod Rosenstein, pushed a “zero tolerance” policy that led to immigrant family separations in spite of concerns raised by top federal prosecutors on the border, who were caught off guard by the decision, according to a new Justice Department watchdog report. Sessions and Rosenstein refused to adjust their …

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 …

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 …

Why We Will Never Know Exactly How Many Immigrant Families Were Separated
5 years, 4 months ago

Why We Will Never Know Exactly How Many Immigrant Families Were Separated

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Last year, the Trump administration ripped apart thousands of immigrant families despite knowing it did not have a tracking system in place that would ensure they could be reunited, according to a new report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Trump administration was prepared to separate more than 26,000 children …

Trump administration separated nearly 1,000 migrant children from their families after policy reversal, report says
5 years, 8 months ago

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

The Independent  

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18 Migrant Infants And Toddlers Separated For Weeks Or Months, House Report Finds
5 years, 8 months ago

18 Migrant Infants And Toddlers Separated For Weeks Or Months, House Report Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING At least 18 migrant children under age 2 were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border for a period of “20 days to half a year,” according to a new report from the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The report, released Friday, looked at the effect the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance policy” had on families arriving …

Acting DHS chief: Family separations policy ‘not worth it’
5 years, 11 months ago

Acting DHS chief: Family separations policy ‘not worth it’

CNN  

CNN — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday that the family separations policy had resulted in the department “losing public trust” such that “from an enforcement perspective, it’s not worth it,” and reinstating them is not on the table. McAleenan’s comments come after CNN reporting earlier this month that President Donald Trump pushed to bring back family separations …

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 …

Trump Administration claims reuniting immigrant families is a ‘burden’
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump Administration claims reuniting immigrant families is a ‘burden’

Raw Story  

As part of a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Administration officials have admitted that it would take too much effort to reunite families the government separated before it implemented its zero-tolerance policy towards asylum seekers and others that the government enacted last April. The administration also does not refute a report from …

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 …

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June
6 years, 3 months ago

Trump administration separated 81 children from families at US-Mexico border since June

ABC  

The Trump administration has separated 81 migrant children from their families at the United States-Mexico border since an executive order sought to end the practice in June, according to government data. Key points: Since June 21, 76 adults were separated from the children, according to the data It showed 51 of those adults were criminally prosecuted At the height of …

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 …

Federal investigators find many failures in Trump’s family separation policy
6 years, 5 months ago

Federal investigators find many failures in Trump’s family separation policy

LA Times  

The Trump administration botched the implementation of its “zero tolerance” border policy earlier this year and failed to adequately prepare for the consequences of separating immigrant children from their parents, according to a report released Tuesday by federal investigators. It argued the administration “took exhaustive efforts” to overcome its challenges and “stand up a process to safely reunify families expeditiously.” …

Immigrant families remain apart with no end in sight
6 years, 8 months ago

Immigrant families remain apart with no end in sight

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — As the U.S. government said it had reunited every immigrant family it could, Josefina Ortiz Corrales remained in an immigration detention center and her adopted son in the care of her elder daughter. Lawyers and advocates sharply criticized the U.S. government for creating a bureaucratic and legal snarl that’s made it difficult to reunify families and created a …

Judge says government "gets credit" for reuniting immigrant families, but warns better system needed
6 years, 8 months ago

Judge says government "gets credit" for reuniting immigrant families, but warns better system needed

CBS News  

Trump administration says 711 children can't be reunited with parents by deadline SAN DIEGO -- A U.S. judge commended the Trump administration Friday for reunifying families with their children after they were separated at the Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said the government gets "great credit" after reunifying more than 1,800 children 5 and over with parents or …

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities
6 years, 8 months ago

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities

NPR  

Judge To Appoint Special Monitor To Oversee Detention Facilities Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated at 9:05 p.m. But Judge Dana Sabraw also faulted the administration for "losing" hundreds of parents, leaving a significant number of families separated a day after the court-imposed deadline to reunite them. In a separate hearing in Los Angeles, …

'Chaos and confusion’ at US detention centres as Trump administration rushes to reunite migrant families
6 years, 8 months ago

'Chaos and confusion’ at US detention centres as Trump administration rushes to reunite migrant families

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 lawyers and activists have described “chaos and confusion” at …

Government Says It's On Track To Reunite Migrant Parents And Children By Deadline
6 years, 8 months ago

Government Says It's On Track To Reunite Migrant Parents And Children By Deadline

NPR  

Government Says It's On Track To Reunite Migrant Parents And Children By Deadline Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR The government said Thursday it is on track to meet a court-mandated deadline to reunite thousands of children and parents that have been "found eligible for reunification" by Friday. In court documents, the Department of Justice said that …

Government Unable To Track Hundreds Of Parents It Separated From Their Children
6 years, 8 months ago

Government Unable To Track Hundreds Of Parents It Separated From Their Children

NPR  

Government Unable To Track Hundreds Of Parents It Separated From Their Children Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP Michael Dwyer/AP The Trump administration has told a federal judge that it has reunited more than 1,000 parents with their children after the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, but it has lost track of hundreds more parents. U.S. District …

US judge suspends quick deportation of reunited migrant families; ACLU asks to give time to plan to seek asylum
6 years, 8 months ago

US judge suspends quick deportation of reunited migrant families; ACLU asks to give time to plan to seek asylum

Firstpost  

Attorneys said newly reunited families should be given time to talk through whether they plan to seek asylum and mull over the possible ramifications for both the parents and the children. Los Angeles: A federal judge in San Diego has issued an order on Tuesday barring officials from deporting newly reunited immigrant families for up to one week. Sabraw earlier …

Fight to reunite immigrant families separated by Trump administration is far from over, advocates say
6 years, 8 months ago

Fight to reunite immigrant families separated by Trump administration is far from over, advocates 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 The pain for families separated at the US border is …

Family separation: Donald Trump admin says all eligible youngest children, families reunited but nearly half remain separated
6 years, 8 months ago

Family separation: Donald Trump admin says all eligible youngest children, families reunited but nearly half remain separated

Firstpost  

The Donald Trump administration says all eligible small children separated from their families as a result of its zero-tolerance immigration policy have been reunited with their parents. But nearly half of the children under 5 remain separated from their families because of safety concerns, the deportation of their parents and other issues, the administration said. Washington: The Donald Trump administration …

US says all ‘eligible’ migrant children under 5 reunited with their families
6 years, 8 months ago

US says all ‘eligible’ migrant children under 5 reunited with their families

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration says all eligible small children separated from their families as a result of its zero-tolerance immigration policy have been reunited with their parents. But nearly half of the children under 5 remain separated from their families because of safety concerns, the deportation of their parents and other issues, the administration said. The American Civil Liberties Union filed …

Majority Of Youngest Migrants Reunited With Parents, Trump Administration Says
6 years, 8 months ago

Majority Of Youngest Migrants Reunited With Parents, Trump Administration Says

NPR  

Majority Of Youngest Migrants Reunited With Parents, Trump Administration Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 12:15 a.m. Sponsor Message "Throughout the reunification process, our goal has been the well-being of the children and returning them to a safe environment," said the heads of the three departments collaborating on compliance — Health and …

Trump administration reunites just over half of migrant children under 5 with parents, says others are ‘ineligible’
6 years, 8 months ago

Trump administration reunites just over half of migrant children under 5 with parents, says others are ‘ineligible’

LA Times  

Claudia Munoz, left, escorts a woman from Casa Antigua, a group home run by Southwest Key in San Benito, Texas, where she visited her 15-year-old daughter for the first time since being apprehended by Border Patrol on May 24. Federal officials said early Thursday they had reunited 57 of 103 young migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico …

58 children reunited as government reconnects families
6 years, 8 months ago

58 children reunited as government reconnects families

CNN  

Washington CNN — Fifty-eight immigrant children under the age of 5 have been reunited with their parents after being separated at the border, the Trump administration said in a Thursday evening filing. Though the deadline for reuniting children under 5 has passed, in two weeks the government will need to reunite thousands more children aged 5 to 17 to meet …

As Donald Trump administration misses Supreme Court deadline to return immigrant children, a handful of challenges lie ahead
6 years, 8 months ago

As Donald Trump administration misses Supreme Court deadline to return immigrant children, a handful of challenges lie ahead

Firstpost  

The Trump administration hit a court-ordered deadline Tuesday to return immigrant children under the age of 5 to their parents, forcing the government to roll back many of the family separations Houston: The Trump administration lapsed a court-ordered deadline on Tuesday to return immigrant children under the age of 5 to their parents, forcing the government to roll back many …

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