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老澳门开奖结果 Comment on Trump Administration鈥檚 Response to Children Missing Under Family Separation Policy聽

Case: Ms. L v. ICE
February 1, 2019 9:00 pm
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NEW YORK 鈥� In court documents filed tonight, the Trump administration did not dispute a recent Office of Inspector General that concluded there may have been thousands more children torn from parents under the administration鈥檚 family separation policy. The government also argued that it would take too long to figure out where those children currently are because it had no tracking system. The 老澳门开奖结果 successfully sued the Trump administration to halt the policy and reunite the families.

Lee Gelernt, lead attorney in this lawsuit and deputy director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project, had this reaction:

鈥淭he Trump administration鈥檚 response is a shocking concession that it can鈥檛 easily find thousands of children it ripped from parents, and doesn鈥檛 even think it鈥檚 worth the time to locate each of them. The administration also doesn鈥檛 dispute that separations are ongoing in significant numbers. We will be back in court on February 21.鈥�

The government response documents are here:

/legal-document/govt-response-filing-1

/legal-document/govt-response-declaration

/legal-document/govt-response-declaration-2

More information is at: /cases/ms-l-v-ice

Ms. L with her daughter
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Ms. L v. ICE

SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2024: Attorneys Fees Settlement Agreement: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-settlement-agreement Attorneys Fees Class Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-english Aviso de clase de La Resoluci贸n de honorarios (en espa帽ol): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-spanish Attorneys Fees Unopposed Motion and Supporting Declarations: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-unopposed-motion-and-supporting-declarations 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: /documents/ms-l-amended-settlement Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-english Notice (Spanish): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-spanish    
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Ms. L v. ICE

SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2024: Attorneys Fees Settlement Agreement: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-settlement-agreement Attorneys Fees Class Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-english Aviso de clase de La Resoluci贸n de honorarios (en espa帽ol): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-spanish Attorneys Fees Unopposed Motion and Supporting Declarations: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-unopposed-motion-and-supporting-declarations 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: /documents/ms-l-amended-settlement Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-english Notice (Spanish): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-spanish    
Status: Ongoing
Ms. L v. ICE