Federal judge bars separating migrant families for 8 years

Judge Temporarily Bans Migrant Family Separation

A federal judge instituted an eight-year ban on the separation of unlawful migrant families at the border that would preemptively block a previous policy of former President Donald Trump’s if he were to be re-elected. The decision on Friday stems from a years-long lawsuit between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy that prosecuted all unlawful migrant…

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the U.S. border for 8 years - News Facts Network

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 The post Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the U.S. border for 8 years appeared…

Judge bars family separation immigration policy for the next 8 years

A federal judge has ordered an eight-year ban on a policy of separating migrant families at the border, preemptively prohibiting Donald Trump from re-instituting his so-called zero-tolerance immigration policy should he be elected president again in 2024.

A federal judge just prohibited separating migrant families at the border

On Friday, a federal judge in San Diego approved a settlement that prohibits the separation of migrant families for crossing the border illegally. The settlement was the result of a 2018 lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union to block the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which separated more than 5,000 children from their parents, with no plan to reunite them. “It does represent, in my view, one of the most shameful…

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

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 Trump-era policy.