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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHuge Victory for ACLU in Family Separation Lawsuit
Posted on Sat, Mar 9th, 2019 by Leo Vidal
Huge Victory for ACLU in Family Separation Lawsuit
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has won a huge lawsuit against the Trump administration in federal court.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw has ruled that potentially thousands of migrant families who were separated at the southern border under the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy may now be added to an existing class-action lawsuit.
Last year Sabraw ordered the administration to reunite over 2,800 migrant children who were separated from their families at the border. That order applied to those separated after June 26, 2018.
But Sabraws new court order holds that his decision applies to those detained much earlier as early as July 1, 2017.
The surprising ruling from Sabraw came after he became aware of reports that families were separated long before the zero tolerance policy was officially announced in April of last year by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
In announcing his decision, Sabraw wrote:
The hallmark of a civilized society is measured by how it treats its people and those within its borders. That Defendants may have to change course and undertake additional effort to address these issues does not render modification of the class definition unfair; it only serves to underscore the unquestionable importance of the effort and why it is necessary (and worthwhile).
The courts decision will allow thousands more families to join the class-action lawsuit. In addition, Sabraw scheduled a hearing for later this month in which he will determine if the Trump administration must identify the additional family members and reunite them all. He said:
The Court has an obligation to resolve that question, especially for parents who may have been deported without their children, and although it may be burdensome, it clearly can be done.
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Huge Victory for ACLU in Family Separation Lawsuit (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2019
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watoos
(7,142 posts)1. I've been a member of the ACLU,
for several years now. They pick up the slack, they are a life preserver for our democracy. Throw them 100 bucks a year, they fight for justice.
FakeNoose
(32,599 posts)2. God bless the ACLU!
This is awesome news, now maybe it will bring this charade to a halt.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. Fantastic. This applies to thousands before "zero tolerance."
We rejoined the ACLU the morning of November 9, 2016. Figured they were going to have an incredible workload, and they and all the others are.
spanone
(135,795 posts)4. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
malaise
(268,724 posts)5. Great news
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Gothmog
(144,945 posts)6. I just made another donation to ACLU
BSdetect
(8,995 posts)7. drumph must pay for the damages personally.
Florida Bull
(103 posts)8. Wonderful News!
The separation of children from their families is a human rights violation. I am horrified so many Trump supporters are OK with the policy.
UTUSN
(70,652 posts)9. K&R
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,766 posts)10. Kick