The federal government is on track to reunite more than 1,600 parents with their children who were separated from them in the chaos surrounding President Trump's zero-tolerance border policy, prompting a judge to offer an attaboy to the administration.
More than 1,000 of the parents have been reunited with their children, and the rest are cleared and are awaiting final travel arrangements ahead of Thursday's court-ordered deadline.
The judge said he is worried about more than 450 other parents who may have been deported while their children remain in the U.S. He said the government has to do more to figure out who those families are and try to find a way to track down the parents.
Judge Sabraw inserted himself deeply into the decision-making on deportations and reunifications of thousands of parents who were arrested and jailed for jumping the border in May and June - and who were separated from their children because federal jails had no family facilities.
The judge set a deadline earlier this month for reunifying parents with children younger than 5.
The government originally identified more than 2,500 parents who may have been separated in the chaos surrounding the zero-tolerance policy.
More than 200 children were released to people other than their parents - likely other family members approved by the parents, the government said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/24/government-track-reunite-1600-families-separated-b/
More than 1,000 of the parents have been reunited with their children, and the rest are cleared and are awaiting final travel arrangements ahead of Thursday's court-ordered deadline.
The judge said he is worried about more than 450 other parents who may have been deported while their children remain in the U.S. He said the government has to do more to figure out who those families are and try to find a way to track down the parents.
Judge Sabraw inserted himself deeply into the decision-making on deportations and reunifications of thousands of parents who were arrested and jailed for jumping the border in May and June - and who were separated from their children because federal jails had no family facilities.
The judge set a deadline earlier this month for reunifying parents with children younger than 5.
The government originally identified more than 2,500 parents who may have been separated in the chaos surrounding the zero-tolerance policy.
More than 200 children were released to people other than their parents - likely other family members approved by the parents, the government said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/24/government-track-reunite-1600-families-separated-b/
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