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Original Date Announced
July 10, 2018DHS publicizes its four-step process for reunification of families in compliance with the court order in Ms. L. (S.D. Cal.). The four steps include 1) verifying the parent / undergoing a background check, 2) transportation of parents to ICE custody, 3) preparations to reunify, 4) transferring children to ICE custody. [ID #345]
DHS Press Release: The Administration is Following the Court Order to Reunify Families in a Responsible MannerEffective Date
July 10, 2018Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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March 9, 2019
New York Times: Despite rollback, migrant families continuing to be separated at border
Nearly nine months after the Trump administration officially rescinded its policy of separating migrant families who have illegally crossed the border, more than 200 migrant children have been taken from parents and other relatives and placed in institutional care, with some spending months in shelters and foster homes thousands of miles away from their parents. Go to article on nytimes.com
Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Enforcement Hearings and AdjudicationsAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- January 1, 2010 The Bush administration introduced a program in 2005, Operation Streamline, which, like the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy, referred for prosecution immigrants illegally crossing the border. Unlike the Trump administration, the Bush administration made an exception for parents with children. The Obama administration in 2014 did expand the detention of immigrant families but did not separate parents and children as a matter of policy or practice. Assembly-Line Justice: A Review of Operation Streamline
Commentary
Politico: Judge orders family reunification after family separation
Go to article on politico.com