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[rooster59]

U.S. government says it will detain migrant children with parents

 

A child is silhouetted against a U.S. flag at a rally in support of immigration rights in Irving, Texas October 13, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings.

 

A 1997 court settlement known as the Flores agreement has generally been interpreted to require the Department of Homeland Security to release illegal immigrant children from custody after 20 days.

 

But Justice Department lawyers said in the filing in U.S. District Court in California on Friday that they now have no choice but to hold children for as long as it takes to resolve their immigration cases, because of a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday in a separate immigration case.

 

That case, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union in San Diego, challenged the recent government policy of separating families in order to detain parents for as long as necessary under President Donald Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy.

 

Since that policy was implemented in May, families have been routinely separated after apprehension. Some 2,000 separated children are currently under government care.

 

An executive order issued by Trump this month reversed the policy, and the subsequent injunction in San Diego ordered the government to immediately stop separating parents and children and said families must be reunited in 30 days or less.

 

To comply with the injunction, the government said Friday it "will not separate families but detain families together during the pendency of immigration proceedings." Cases can sometimes take months or years to resolve.

 

Under previous administrations, parents and children were often released to pursue immigration claims at liberty in the United States. Trump has decried that so-called catch-and-release policy, and vowed to detain immigration violators.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-06-30

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

President Donald Trump's "zero-tolerance" policy

Turned out to be zero-tolerance for humanity.

[rtr4]

 I tought the policy was here since Obama but was not enforced.

[bristolboy]

7 minutes ago, rtr4 said:

 I tought the policy was here since Obama but was not enforced.

Nope.

[jimmyyy]

It was an obama policy border patrol is just following the rules set out by congress many years ago.  Presidents enforce the rules, congress makes them.  Get your damn facts straight. 

[bristolboy]

13 minutes ago, jimmyyy said:

It was an obama policy border patrol is just following the rules set out by congress many years ago.  Presidents enforce the rules, congress makes them.  Get your damn facts straight. 

The Obama administration did not separate familes except in very, very  rare instances. There was never a zero tolerance policy under Obama.

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/

 

And no, it's not a question of my "damn facts". It's a question of the facts, period. You're the one who apparently thinks he's entitled to his own private facts.

Edited July 1, 2018 by bristolboy

[nausea]

Makes sense, separating children and parents always stank.

[janclaes47]

On 6/30/2018 at 4:08 PM, Srikcir said:

Turned out to be zero-tolerance for humanity.

Sounds more like a zero tolerance for illegal immigrants.

[janclaes47]

16 hours ago, bristolboy said:

The Obama administration did not separate familes except in very, very  rare instances. There was never a zero tolerance policy under Obama.

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administration-separate-families/

As in, Obama was too weak to enforce rules on illegal immigrants?

[Grouse]

2 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

As in, Obama was too weak to enforce rules on illegal immigrants?

 

2 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

As in, Obama was too weak to enforce rules on illegal immigrants?

No, Obama was a human being.