Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Identify Separated Children Within Six Months

April 25, 2019 6:15 pm

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SAN DIEGO 鈥 A federal court today imposed a six-month deadline on the Trump administration to identify potentially thousands more children it separated from parents. The government originally proposed up to two years.

The 老澳门开奖结果 sought the order. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw issued it during the family separation hearing in San Diego.

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

鈥淭his order shows that the court continues to recognize the gravity of this situation.鈥

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