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US Judge Approves Settlement Barring Separation of Migrant Families on Southern Border

© Sputnik / Kristopher RiveraMigrants have camped out in the immediate area around the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, which is located a stone's throw away from the US-Mexico border.
Migrants have camped out in the immediate area around the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, which is located a stone's throw away from the US-Mexico border. - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.12.2023
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A US judge approved a settlement that bars US officials from separating migrant families that illegally cross the US southern border, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a press release.
"A federal court has approved a historic settlement involving the American Civil Liberties Union’s years-long lawsuit on behalf of thousands of traumatized children and parents who were forcibly torn from each other under the Trump administration’s illegal zero-tolerance practice of separating families at the border," the release said on Friday.
The US government is barred from re-enacting the zero-tolerance policy over the next eight years, the release said, adding that the settlement takes effect on December 11.
People use a ladder to scale the border fence at the US/Mexico border in Tecate, Mexico, Thursday, April 21, 2022. The men used the ropes to lower themselves down on the United States side. - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.12.2023
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According to the ACLU, the settlement also offers aid to an estimated 4,500-5,000 children and their parents.
The US government, the release said, will continue to identify families that were separated, fund their reunification in the United States, and provide a pathway for them to seek asylum in the country.
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