Posted on 07/16/2018 11:46:45 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated by the Trump administration at the border.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw imposed a delay of at least a week after a request from the American Civil Liberties Union, which cited "persistent and increasing rumors ... that mass deportations may be carried out imminently and immediately upon reunification."
Justice Department attorney Scott Stewart opposed the delay but did not address the rumors in court. He said he would respond later in writing. The judge gave the department until next Monday.
Late last month, Sabraw ordered the government to reunite thousands of children and parents who were forcibly separated in recent months under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy toward those who illegally cross into the U.S. He set a deadline of July 10 for roughly 100 children under age 5 and gave the government until July 26 to reunite more than 2,500 older youngsters.
The Trump administration reunited about half the under-5 children by last week, saying that in many of the remaining cases, the adults had criminal records or were determined not to be the youngsters' parents at all.
In asking for a delay in deportations, the ACLU said parents need a week after being reunified with their children to decide whether to pursue asylum.
The decision "cannot be made until parents not only have had time to fully discuss the ramifications with their children, but also to hear from the child's advocate or counsel, who can explain to the parent the likelihood of the child ultimately prevailing in his or her own asylum case if left behind in the U.S. (as well as where the child is likely to end up living)," the ACLU said.
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Saw the headline and knew it was a female judge.
Just saying.
ACLU hears rumors, Judge orders the executive branch how to operate. And some say we still have a say in how our country runs via elections of public officials. Silly peasants, accountability is for politicians, not for judges!
(Trans-sexual)
Why would it require a week after unification to decide upon asylum application? If your nation is not at war, I don’t see how you can for a single moment fill out an asylum application.
The bus should pull up with the 20 kids, and you tell the twenty parents to climb on board with their kids...with a four-minute drive to the border point to drive them across and dump them with a bottle of water, and a baloney sandwich.
I think we might best deport our whole judiciary branch and start all over again.
This judge should be impeached because the ACLU has NO standing in this case.
Also is she basing her decision on rumors and hearsay? She should know better. Kick her off the bench and disbar her!
Where do activist “judges” get the authority to say screw the laws and start making up their own laws? This ‘RAT puppet needs to go to jail.
These “judges” are just making it up as they go along now, not even considering the law.
This “judge” does not have the authority to tell the Executive Branch how to run immigration, which includes deportation.
SCOTUS has already ruled on this. Ignore the judge.
What does the written law say?
If the law doesn't address it, then this ruling should be appealed. And the judge should be impeached.
A non-muslim, living in say Saudi Arabia, goes to the US Embassy and requests asylum because they face religious persecution ...
is that at least a plausible reason (not say it should be granted ...)?
First damn sentence!!!!
When was Fast & Furious carried out by the "Obama Administration"?
When did the "Obama Administration's" IRS attack conservatives?
Was the "Obama Administration" involved in the Bengazi debacle in the media?
I don't recall the "Obama Administration" even being responsible for delivering $150B to Iran in various, unmarked currencies in the dead of night by air freight.
But somehow the media seems to link President Trump (FALSELY) to the intentional separation of Illegal immigrants (Felons) from the children that they dragged into the country with them.
Saw the headline and knew it was a female judge.
Just saying.
It’s a guy. Think Dana Carvey or Dana Rohrabacher.
???? So their going to get legal advice about seeking asylum from their minor children? Those poor little 3 years olds crying for mommy?
they’re not their, geez!
Women lack the analytical ability to decide these cease. They are ruled by emotion.
How in the flying f*** do these judges have control over the other branches of government?
The left knows this, but it's just a part of the "throw-s**t-against-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks" strategy.
The process becomes the punishment.
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