Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
The article discusses a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw that has formalized a settlement prohibiting the controversial “zero-tolerance” policy of the Trump administration, which led to over 5,000 children being separated from their parents arrested for illegal entry. The settlement allows child separation only under limited circumstances, such as abuse or serious criminal conviction of the parent. It also provides legal status on humanitarian parole, reunification at government expense, housing, counseling, and legal aid for separated families, but no monetary compensation. However, the whereabouts of 68 children remain unknown, which Judge Sabraw described as his “greatest fear and concern.”
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