Immigration
U.S. could cover travel, healthcare for migrant families separated under Trump
New report on Trump child separation policy makes it clear that cruelty was always the point
In response to feigned surprise over administration actions that result in human suffering and death, critics of the Trump administration have been inclined to respond, “cruelty is the point.” In other words, policy decisions are not made despite consequences for vulnerable people; they are made with the intent to inflict hardship so as to serve administration objectives (e.g., deporting “dreamers” to fend off future illegal immigration). Nowhere is this more evident than in the immoral and un-American child separation policy.
Democrats demand answers from Azar after NBC News report on family separation vote
Top Democrat: Trump family separations stained the legacy of our nation
Group Blasts Former Trump Chief of Staff for Joining Board of Company Housing Migrant Children
Today, following news that former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has joined the board of directors for a company operating the largest shelter for migrant children in the United States, Restore Public Trust blasted the former Trump administration official for his role pursuing anti-immigrant policies that supported family separations and a massive increase in the number of migrant children in U.S. custody.
Immigration Groups Ask Fortune 500 CEOs to Blacklist Trump Aides
Democratic-controlled House To Start Oversight Hearings on Trump Family Separation Agenda
More than 200 migrant children still in US custody
Trump administration puts burden on ACLU to find deported parents separated from children – The Washington Post
The civil liberties organization should use its "considerable resources" to locate the parents, the government argued in a court filing. The U.S. government has deported hundreds of migrant parents without their children in the aftermath of President Trump's now-defunct family separation policy. But now administration officials are arguing that it's the responsibility of the American Civil Liberties Union, not the federal government, to find those deported mothers and fathers.
US, ACLU Divide on How to Reunify Separated Families
AILA: U.S. Must Reunify Families, Stay Their Removal, and Provide for the Return of 400+ Parents Deported Without Their Children
Trump’s migrant fiasco diverts millions from health programs
HHS is forced to prioritize migrant crisis over medical research and other goals. The health department has quietly dipped into tens of millions of dollars to pay for the consequences of President Donald Trump's border policy, angering advocates who want the money spent on medical research, rural health programs and other priorities.
Judge commends family reunification, eyes next deadline
Judge rejects Trump request to alter agreement on release of immigrant kids
Washington Post, “Trump is Set to Separate More than 200,000 U.S.-Born Children from Their Parents”
July 9, 2018 – In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Mark Schneider explains the dark reality 300,000 TPS holders will face when their status expires and they are forcibly deported: separation from their 273,000 U.S. citizen children as a result of the administration's malicious termination of TPS for six countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Haiti.
HHS enters damage-control mode over family separations
Republicans prepare bill allowing migrant children to be detained more than 20 days
Republican lawmakers are preparing to vote on a more narrow immigration bill that would allow immigrant children to stay in detention facilities with their parents. The bill would eliminate the so-called Flores settlement that requires that children be released from detention after 20 days, fixing a flaw in President Trump's executive order that mandates that children and parents not be separated during detention.
Governor orders probe of abuse claims by immigrant children
No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Trump administration officials say they have no clear plan yet on how to reunite the thousands of children separated from their families at the border since the implementation of a zero-tolerance policy in which anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally is criminally prosecuted.
U.S. military may house immigrant children as Trump policy beset by confusion
Trump’s family separation course-correction only adds confusion
White House Executive Order on Family Separation
It is the policy of this Administration to rigorously enforce our immigration laws. Under our laws, the only legal way for an alien to enter this country is at a designated port of entry at an appropriate time. When an alien enters or attempts to enter the country anywhere else, that alien has committed at least the crime of improper entry and is subject to a fine or imprisonment under section 1325(a) of title 8, United States Code. This Administration will initiate proceedings to enforce this and other criminal provisions of the INA until and unless Congress directs otherwise. It is also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources. It is unfortunate that Congress's failure to act and court orders have put the Administration in the position of separating alien families to effectively enforce the law.