The Biden administration and the ACLU have reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if approved, would provide benefits for thousands of migrant families separated under the Trump administration's controversial 'zero tolerance' policy to deter illegal southern border crossings.
The Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if approved, would provide benefits for thousands of migrant families separated under the Trump administration's controversial "zero tolerance" policy to deter illegal southern border crossings.
A federal judge will have to review and sign off on the deal, a Department of Justice official said on a conference call with reporters on Monday."The practice of separating families at the southwest border was shameful," Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. "This agreement will facilitate the reunification of separated families and provide them with critical services to aid in their recovery.
The ACLU estimates that around 700 families have been reunited, it believes up to 1,000 children still remain separated from their parents. For four months in 2018, the Trump administration separated families along the southern border as a form of deterrence for entering illegally, according to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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