DOJ breaks off talks on compensation for separated families
December 23, 2021
The DOJ has broken off negotiations to pay monetary damages to families that were separated at the border during the Trump administration. In early 2020, negotiations began aiming to settle claims brought by migrant families that were separated under the “zero tolerance” policy. Last Thursday, government officials abruptly stopped talks of settlement and did not explain why they were no longer negotiating with the families. The Trump administration separated more than 5,000 families who crossed into the US without visas. Adults were prosecuted for illegal entry while children could not be imprisoned with adults, resulting in the children being separated and taken into other federal facilities.
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