The Federal judge’s order is actually late…
The Customs Border Patrol people have stopped the practice last week and have ignored the Justice Departments zero-tolerant policy order also….
But now the Feds have a time deadline to get kids back to their parents from a court….And have been ordered to NOT separate children from parents for decorations….
via twitter…
Whoa, BIG: Federal judge ORDERS the Trump administration to reunite kids forcibly separated at the border from their parents. The government has 14 days to comply for children under 5, and 30 says for those over 5. Court also BLOCKS deportations of anyone without their kids.
This is an aggressive injunction, issued on a classwide basis, establishing that the separated parents have likely suffered a violation of their constitutional rights. “We are a country of laws, and of compassion.” —Republican-appointed U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw.
Federal officials are struggling to reunite migrant children with their families despite a court deadline, and agencies do not have the resources or procedures to help thousands of children detained at the border back into the arms of their parents, according to a dozen current and former officials, advocates and experts.
With a July 10 deadline looming, staffers at the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the division within HHS that oversees the care of unaccompanied children, have received no instructions on how to proceed, the sources say.
“It’s been really difficult to start the reunification process because we just don’t have a lot of direction from leadership,” said one official at the refugee office, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “That’s been slowing things up, because there’s just been a lot of confusion.”…
Alice Ollstein
Via twitter.,,,,
My dispatch from the courtroom: A second federal judge is prepared to jump in if the Trump administration drags its feet on reuniting immigrant families talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/second-cour…
Update…
The Trump administration is asking for more time to meet a federal judge’s deadline to reunite all migrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.
U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw in San Diego has ordered authorities to reunite the affected families by July 26. He has also set a deadline of Tuesday to bring together children under age 5 with their parents….
More…
via twitter….
Alice Ollstein
@AliceOllstein
The Trump admin tells the court that only 2 children younger than 5 have been reunited with their parents so far. The deadline for all 102 is tomorrow (unless the judge agrees to push it back)