Nearly 1,000 more families were separated at the US–Mexico border over the past year, per the ACLU. The group is accusing the feds of separating families for unjustified reasons, and is asking a judge to amend his injunction to make the standard clearer buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The dispute turns on exceptions carved out of an order last June halting family separations. The order didn't apply if parents had criminal histories or were deemed unfit or a danger to their kid. The ACLU argues the govt is going too far in applying those buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The ACLU raised this issue last fall, but the judge ruled that it appeared the govt was reasonably interpreting the criminal history exception, noting the relatively small # of cases. Now, the ACLU says it's become a bigger problem: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
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