Judge will not extend deadlines for Trump administration to reunite families

[deminks]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/10/judge-wont-extend-deadlines-trump-reunite-immigrant-families/772386002/

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to abide by an order to reunite dozens of children with their parents by the end of the day, turning down a Department of Justice request for more time.

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw, who ordered the administration to reunite nearly 3,000 children separated by federal immigration agents, asked an attorney for the ACLU to prepare a proposal for possible punishment if the government misses Tuesday's deadline to reunite the first round of families.

"These are firm deadlines," Sabraw said. "They’re not aspirational goals."

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Link to tweet

Judge will not extend deadlines for Trump administration to reunite families, tells families' lawyers "to prepare a proposal for possible punishment if the government misses Tuesday's deadline"

[northoftheborder]

1. wonder what the punishment would be and who would receive it.

[catrose]

15. My first thought too

[sdfernando]

17. As punishment the pResident, all his cabinet appointees and the leaders of the house and senate must

all resign en mass...and Hillary will be installed as President.


Yeah, I know, ain't gonna happen, but I can dream!

[forgotmylogin]

23. Any family not reunited are granted permanent citizenship.

Would be the only punishment for what they've done that would sting.

[kacekwl]

29. There will be no punishment. There

will be no consequence. There will be no governmental or law enforcement agencies who will do anything about it. He and his administration has been breaking laws since the beginning and has yet to see anything done about it. Bam, we will just move on.

[LakeArenal]

33. You are probably right.

[sheshe2]

2. K&R K&R K&R

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw 1

"These are firm deadlines," Sabraw said. "They’re not aspirational goals."

Donnie -1000

Lock HIM up!

[AlexSFCA]

3. I also curious if it can be enforced?

[lunatica]

5. We'll have our answer soon

Now is as good a time as any to find out.

[AlexSFCA]

7. yes, cause obviously they won't comply

can they appeal this to a higher court?

[lunatica]

12. I don't know if they can appeal a court's punishment

It will be very instructive to find out.

We’re full of unprecedented shit up to our eyeballs now in so many directions. Interesting times indeed!

[bluescribbler]

30. See Andrew Jackson re: the Trail of Tears

"Chief Justice Marshall had rendered his decision. Now, let him enforce it.:

[CincyDem]

4. To paraphrase that fine civil libertarian - President Andrew Jackson.

"John Sabraw has made his decision; now let him enforce it!"

[lunatica]

8. We'll soon find out if there will be

an enforcement.

We might as well find out now.

[procon]

6. Trump had no plan to reunite families. So what was he intending to do with

the thousands of children that he kidnapped?

[LakeArenal]

34. Sell them through adoption or worse.

Maybe that’s the Russian adoption plan.

[spanone]

9. K&R...weird, saw this earlier 'Judge extends deadline as U.S. struggles to reunify migrant families'

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/judge-extends-deadline-u-s-struggles-reunify-migrant-families-n889876

[red dog 1]

25. Thanks for that link

Now I'm REALLY confused!

(From your link)
[Judge] Sabow said he recognized that some cases "will necessitate additional time."

[spanone]

28. the op is more recent....but, still confusing

[BigmanPigman]

10. PUNISH THE GOVT!!!!!!!

Let's see...a fair and just punishment? Oh, I know, separate them from their financial backers including Russia for a start. That is who the GOP considers their families to be....corporations are people too.

[triron]

14. So do what to implement that? I know you're saying that with "tongue in cheek".

[gratuitous]

11. Start locking them up

This administration understands only brute force. Start locking up administration figures, one every day, until the administration complies. If it please the court, I can put together a list of folks for the next, say, 30 days. If the administration continues to defy the court's lawful order, I will be happy to draw up another list. For free. As a public service.

You're welcome.

[Leghorn21]

13. I know nothing, of course, but have read that what the judge can do is have that foul head of HHS

arrested and held for contempt.

..and someone just tweeted “Hold the people blocking things in contempt, jail them, then assign people to carry out the court order with armed escort.”

Have mercy

[Phoenix61]

16. I like that judge. I really, really like that judge.

Wonder what punishment the family lawyers will come up with. I saw contempt charge followed by jail up thread and I have to say, it really has a nice ring to it.

[malaise]

18. Hope they lock up the Con, and the heads of HHS, ICE, DOJ and DHS

For crimes against humanity.

[leftieNanner]

19. Ya know, while Donnie is in Europe

Maybe he should swing by The Hague for a visit. Let's get those crimes against humanity charges going!

[malaise]

20. Hope they arrest him

A lady can dream

[leftieNanner]

21. That does sound like a dream!

Now if I could only sleep. This whole thing is all but unbearable. Don't know how I'm going to make it for another four months until the midterms. And LORDY we better take back the house!

Getting involved in our US House race to unseat our scuzzball Congress critter Greg Walden has helped some. At least it is giving me a target and righteous purpose for my anger.

DU helps too.

[malaise]

22. Think about it this way - it's less than four months

You'll make it but you have to rest - find some form of exercise to de-stress make sure you are getting quality rest time.
We need to be around to celebrate the day he's frog-marched.

[leftieNanner]

24. You are so right Malaise

It's difficult to live on the edge of a knife all day, every day.

I think I'll head out to the horse rescue barn where I volunteer and give some of my four footed friends some love. They don't care about politics as long as you scratch their itchy spots and give them carrots!

[malaise]

27. We walk and exercise

I also love game shows and sports. We can't allow the Con to break us.

[red dog 1]

26. Kick

[safeinOhio]

31. Award victims a daily amount of cash

Until reunited. Say $10K/day. Would seem fair.

[LakeArenal]

35. Money talks, Donnie balks.

[uponit7771]

32. K&R

[Amaryllis]

36. Who gets punished?