U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw’s ruling on Friday in San Diego preemptively blocks resumption of a Trump-era policy that the former president hasn’t ruled out if elected to a second term next year.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-rod, Trump-era policy that the former president hasn t ruled out if voters return him to the White House next year.
The separation of thousands of families "represents one of the most shameful chapters in the history of our country," U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said moments before approving a settlement between the Justice Department and families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union that ended a legal challenge nearly seven years after it was filed.