US judge halts rapid deportations, as court considers next question in immigration saga
The American Civil Liberties Union wants reunited immigrant parents to be given a week to decide whether they to leave their child in the US to pursue asylum
San Diego — A federal judge temporarily barred the US government on Monday from the rapid deportation of immigrant parents reunited with their children, while a court considers the impact on children’s rights to seek asylum. The government is working to meet a court order to reunite the 2,550 children US immigration officials separated from their parents at the US-Mexican border. The families were separated as part of a broader crackdown on illegal immigration by the administration of President Donald Trump, sparking an international outcry. The president ordered the practice stopped on June 20. The American Civil Liberties Union said in court papers on Monday that, once reunited, immigrant parents who face deportation should have a week to decide whether they want to leave their child in the US to pursue asylum separately. "A one-week stay is a reasonable and appropriate remedy to ensure that the unimaginable trauma these families have suffered does not turn even worse because pare...
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