From The Guardian:
A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents has expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration.
Dana Sabraw ruled late Friday that his authority applies to any parents who were separated at the border on or after 1 July 2017. Previously his order applied only to parents whose children were in custody on 26 June 26 2018.
Sabraw said his decision responds to a report by the US Health and Human Services Department’s internal watchdog that said thousands more children may have been separated since the summer of 2017. The department’s inspector general said the precise amount was unknown.
“The court made clear that potentially thousands of children’s lives are at stake and that the Trump administration cannot simply ignore the devastation it has caused,” said Lee Gelernt, the ACLU’s lead attorney in the lawsuit.
The judge says he will consider the next steps on 28 March.
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Progress. Judge Sabraw is a patient man.
But, here’s the reality:
- The parents and children who are victims of the Government’s illegal conspiracy to violate their Constitutional rights are still suffering.
- An Administration with billions to waste on unnecessary walls, unneeded troops at the border, and inhumane detention has no time, money, or interest in rectifying their own misconduct.
So, how is this “justice?”
It’s time for some accountability that will prevent such gross misconduct by Government officials from occurring in the future.
PWS
03-09-19