Federal officials can resume the immediate deportations of unaccompanied migrant children at the border, a federal appellate court ruled Friday.
But it’s unclear if President Joe Biden’s administration will implement that Trump-era policy. From @Law360: law360.com/publicpolicy/a…
But it’s unclear if President Joe Biden’s administration will implement that Trump-era policy. From @Law360: law360.com/publicpolicy/a…
Trump’s administration began the practice last year, citing the risk that children could be carrying the coronavirus. But by the time the kids were on planes back home, they’d already tested negative. texastribune.org/2020/08/10/cor…
A federal judge in November said the Trump administration had to stop pushing migrant children back to their home countries without legal screenings or protections. texastribune.org/2020/11/18/imm…
Since that ruling and Friday’s new opinion, Trump left the White House and President Joe Biden has taken office. It’s not clear if Biden, who has immediately taken a different approach to immigration, will reinstate the practice of his predecessor’s administration.
On his first day in office, Biden began rolling back Trump-era immigration policies. That included reissuing protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. And halting further construction of a border barrier. texastribune.org/2021/01/20/joe…
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