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We were back in court today in our family separation class-action lawsuit.

The judge made it very clear he wasn’t going to allow the Trump administration to drag its feet on reunifying these children with their parents.

#FamiliesBelongTogether
After the government was unable to give a precise update on reunification, the judge ordered the Trump administration to produce a list of all kids under 5 whom it forcibly separated from their parents. buzzfeed.com/coralewis/the-…
The administration should stop trying to further prolong the suffering of these families.

Families belong together. No more excuses.
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Here's the latest status report in the Ms. L case (family separation class action): As of 9/10, the govt had reunited 8 more kids with parents and discharged 24 kids (to sponsors, for instance) assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4878…
This week's report (left pic) organizes the numbers differently from last week's (right pic). The govt has characterized a large number of parents, in the US and outside of the US, as no longer part of the covered class, b/c the ACLU has confirmed they don't wish to be reunified
So basically, per this latest chart from the govt, there are 211 kids in ORR care who the govt is working to reunify with a parent or discharge to a sponsor, or
who the govt and the ACLU are still trying to figure out if they're eligible for reunification
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New: The latest status report in the Ms. L family separation class action is in. As of 8/20, there were 528 children in federal care where the adult associated with them is either ineligible for reunification or is unavailable assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4782…
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