A federal judge ordered that the Trump admin. is responsible for migrant children separated even before it instituted a 'zero tolerance' policy.
Trump administration responsible for even more separated children, judge rules
The ruling followed a report from the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General that found that"potentially thousands" of children were separated from their parents between June 2017 and May 2018, when the Trump administration began prosecuting under the zero tolerance policy all those crossing the border illegally and separating parents from their children in the process.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, from right, looks on at a signing ceremony for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act in the Oval Office on November 16, 2018.that the process would be overly burdensome because the vast majority of the children have likely already left government custody.
"The hallmark of a civilized society is measured by how it treats its people and those within its borders," Sabraw wrote."That Defendants may have to change course and undertake additional effort to address these issues does not render modification of the class definition unfair; it only serves to underscore the unquestionable importance of the effort and why it is necessary ."
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