ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Reunification Numbers for Children Under 5
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration says it has reunited 57 children under 5 that it forcibly separated from their parents. The deadline to reunify all the children under 5 was July 10. The government did not even reunite these 57 children by that deadline.
The American Civil Liberties Union won a June 26 preliminary injunction requiring reunification of children under 5 within 14 days, and all children within 30 days.
Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reaction:
“If in fact 57 children have been reunited because of the lawsuit, we could not be more happy for those families. But make no mistake about it: the government missed the deadline even for these 57 children. Accordingly, by the end of the day we will decide what remedies to recommend to the court for the non-compliance.”
Case details are here: https://www.aclu.org/cases/ms-l-v-ice
More information is here: https://www.aclu.org/families-belong-together
Ms. L v. ICE
SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Dec.1, 2023 Here are links to the proposed family separation settlement and Notice of Rights in English and Spanish. The Notice of Rights explains the settlement and next steps to seek final approval of the settlement, including the opportunity to object: Settlement Document: https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2023.12.01-Exhibit-Amended-Settlement-1.pdf Notice (English): https://www.aclu.org/documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-english Notice (Spanish): https://www.aclu.org/documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-spanish
Source: American Civil Liberties Union
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