Key takeaways:
- Judge Sabraw approved a settlement between the Justice Department and families represented by the ACLU, ending a legal challenge that was filed seven years ago.
- The settlement does not include any monetary compensation for the families affected by the policy, but does provide social and legal benefits such as access to mental health services, legal representation, and assistance with reunification.
- The settlement will remain in effect for the next eight years, unless it is modified by a higher court.
A federal judge in California has approved a settlement that will prohibit the U.S. government from reviving the Trump-era “zero tolerance” family separation policy for the next eight years. The settlement also provides social and legal benefits to migrant families affected by the policy.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw approved the settlement between the Justice Department and families represented by the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday. The settlement ends a legal challenge that was filed nearly seven years ago.
The Trump-era policy of separating families at the border was widely criticized and led to the separation of roughly 5,000 children from their parents. Judge Sabraw said the policy “represents one of the most shameful chapters in the history of our country.”
The settlement does not include any monetary compensation for the families affected by the policy. However, it does provide social and legal benefits to those families, such as access to mental health services, legal representation, and assistance with reunification.
The settlement also requires the government to provide notice to families of their rights and to create a system for tracking separated families. The settlement will remain in effect for the next eight years, unless it is modified by a higher court.
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