Migrant Children: An American Commodity
As we continue to learn about migrant children separated from their families being adopted by Americans, questions are being asked about how it’s allowed to happen.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw allowed the Trump administration six-months to account for family separations dating back to July 2017. Now, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says it has received the last batch of names one day before the court-ordered deadline. The batch listed 1,556 additional family separations than previously reported bringing the total number of family separations to over 5,400.
The newly-disclosed cases exposed the separation of families prior to the implementation of the Trump administration’s Zero-Tolerance Policy. After many of the parents or caregivers were deported, their children were subsequently released to sponsors who agreed to be responsible for their care. Sabraw ordered an injunction on June 26, 2018, in an attempt to end unjustified family separations.
“I don’t regret enforcing the law.” — Kirstjen Nielsen, former DHS Secretary
Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who is responsible for many of the separations was asked if she regretted her involvement. “I don’t regret enforcing the law,” she declared. “What I regret is that the information flow and…
