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Government Tells Court Hundreds of Separated Parents Possibly Deported Updated: Published by:

In a status update filed Monday, the federal government informed the court that has ordered it to reunite over 2,500 separated children with their parents by July 26 in a class action filed by the ACLU seeking reunification of separated immigrant families, that over 460 parents of separated children over…

Canadian Green Light for Marijuana May Not Affect US Consumers Updated: Published by:

In October, Canada is set to legalize the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. Legalization theoretically could mean that American consumers could cross the border to consume marijuana in Canada and possibly bring it back to the U.S., but in reality this is unlikely to happen, at least for now. While…

U.S. District Court Judge Rules That Separated Immigrant Children Must be Reunited With Parents Within Thirty Days Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, United States District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California granted the American Civil Liberties Union's request for a preliminary injunction seeking to reunite children affected by the Trump Administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.

ACLU Proposal in Immigration Class Action Would Require Family Reunification Within a Month Updated: Published by:

In its pending class action on behalf of separated immigrant families, the ACLU has filed a proposal that would require the Trump administration to reunify the families it has separated under its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy within a month. The proposal would also require reunification within 10 days for…

Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy Spurs Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Updated: Published by:

The zero tolerance immigration policy that has led to separating refugee parents from children at the U.S.-Mexico border faces its first legal challenge from a Guatemalan asylee.

Large Law Firms and Non-Profits Form Coalition to Reunite Families Separated Under “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Updated: Published by:

A group of large law firms and non-profits have created a nationwide coalition aimed at reuniting immigrant families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy. The coalition's effort has been named Project Corazon, and it will establish a system for parents to confidentially seek legal support in learning the…

ACLU Lawsuit Uncovers Extensive Alleged Abuse of Immigrant Minors in Custody Updated: Published by:

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has released a report detailing widespread and severe alleged abuse of immigrant children by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents between 2009 and 2014. Among 30,000 pages of documents obtained in an open records lawsuit are details of minors reportedly being beaten, threatened,…

Seven States Sue Trump Administration to End DACA, Setting Up Conflict Among Federal Courts Updated: Published by:

Seven states—Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, and West Virginia—have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in federal court in Brownsville, Texas, calling for an end to the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The complaint alleges that President Obama exceeded his constitutional authority in creating the Deferred Action…

Trump Administration Gets Permission to Appeal DACA Ruling Updated: Published by:

A federal district court judge in New York has granted the government's request to appeal his earlier ruling that plaintiffs seeking to stop the president's attempted rollback of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy could cite Trump's "racially charged" language as part of their case.