What Biden owes children and families separated at the border
Repairing the harm caused by Donald Trumpâs infamous and immoral separation policy should include monetary compensation for the affected children.
By Marcela GarcÃa Globe Columnist,Updated February 13, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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When Ludin
and her two children reached the Texas border in May 2018, she had no idea what fate awaited her. She knew only that her journey to the United States was a matter of life and death. In Guatemala, the familyâs safety was under threat from a criminal gang.
But once in the United States, the family lived the nightmare of being separated, one of thousands of migrant families arbitrarily abused under the Trump administrationâs policy of maximum cruelty to immigrants, no matter their circumstances.