Team Biden wants to give millions to illegal immigrants — and their lawyers

New York Post ^ | October 29, 2021 | Post Editorial Board

[karpov]

To satisfy predatory lawyers and radical activists, the Biden administration is in talks to give nearly half a million dollars each to illegal immigrant separated from family at the border during two months of the Trump era. It’s a pure pander to progressives: Such cases have been settled before at just over a tenth of that sum.

Three federal departments are negotiating to settle lawsuits the American Civil Liberties Union and others brought on behalf of families separated when President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration meant all adults unlawfully crossing the border were charged with a misdemeanor in May and June 2018.

Before that, adults accompanying children were treated with kid gloves — which is why there was suddenly a surge of them, including opportunistic migrants bringing kids who weren’t their own.

The ACLU is demanding an average of $3.4 million per family, insisting they’ve suffered lasting psychological trauma. The Biden team is looking at offering $450,000 per person — close to $1 million a family, with a one-adult, one-child unit being the most common. Just under 1,000 claims have been filed, though the ACLU says it’s found 5,500 affected children, which could mean a total payout at least close to $1 billion.

Team Trump resolved some of those cases before Biden entered office — for far less. One 2019 New Jersey settlement amounted to $125,000 total to an adult and a minor who’d crossed illegally.

But Team Biden has a very different view of lawbreaking migrants. His first day in office, the prez ordered a moratorium on all deportations, one of the endless ways he’s signaled that America’s southern border is open: That’s why a record-setting 1.7 million people were caught entering illegally in the last year.

[Gay State Conservative]

Millions? Shouldn't that read “tens of billions”?

[frank ballenger]

Any relative, neighbors, coworkers, associates in your life who are Dems?

They’re supporting this by voting and donating to the Dems.

[FlyingEagle]

How about: NO.

[TakebackGOP]

The ACLU is a joke today. This will be good for Biden’s poll numbers.

[granite]

[R_Kangel]

..... Well ..... My guess is that This is all about creating Anti Immigrant optics for the next election ..... They know very well that Conservatives will explode at the thought of funding this ...... The Democrat Party, in return ..... Will then spin this to the Newly Minted Voters that Conservatives and Republicans are the Party of typical White Supremacist ... Anti Immigrant Conservatives that hate and want to do nothing but harm to Immigrants and their families ....

.... They know what they are doing .... It

[laplata]

This will never get far. DOA

[sushiman]

God Bless America !

[eyedigress]

This is Obama.

He is trolling.

[Singermom]

Wait til the minorities realize that the reparations they demand are now being given to the illegals. Sorry guys, TOLD you they were only using you.

[uzumaki_naruto]

This is the American Dream! Come here illegally, get “separated” from your family and get 1 Million USD! Easier than winning the Powerball!

[ronnie raygun]

Pay your fair share pay your fair share coming from criminals who have successfully pulled of a coup and stole a presidential election. When do we drag their a##es out in the streets

[laplata]

“This is Obama.

He is trolling”.

You nailed it!!