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Separated families at the border deserve compensation, says Biden

2021-11-07T23:07:23.234Z


Biden Says Families Separated at Border Deserve Compensation for "Outrageous" Immigration Policy US government prepares reunification of 29 families 2:02 (CNN) - On Saturday, President Joe Biden strongly supported the idea of ​​the United States government compensating separated immigrant families at the border under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance policy," saying that "outrageous behavior "from the previous administration justifies cash payments, but did not go into details on sp


US government prepares reunification of 29 families 2:02

(CNN) -

On Saturday, President Joe Biden strongly supported the idea of ​​the United States government compensating separated immigrant families at the border under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance policy," saying that "outrageous behavior "from the previous administration justifies cash payments, but did not go into details on specific amounts.

“If in fact, due to the outrageous behavior of the last administration, you crossed the border, legal or illegal, and lost your son, you lost your son!

... you deserve some kind of compensation no matter the circumstances.

What will that be, I have no idea.

I have no idea, "Biden said, raising his voice and gesturing emphatically as he broke with his predecessor's policy.

  • The parents of 270 children who were separated at the border during the Trump administration have not yet been found, a court file says

In 2018, the Donald Trump administration announced its "zero tolerance" policy, in which the Justice Department initiated criminal proceedings for all adults who crossed the border illegally, and ended after widespread opposition.

The policy resulted in the separation of thousands of families, including those with babies, some as young as a few months, because children cannot remain in federal jail with their parents.

A source familiar with the matter told CNN last week that migrant families who were forcibly separated at the US-Mexico border under this policy could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation as part of a settlement. that is being negotiated between the Department of Justice and the families' attorneys.

Biden's comments come several days after he denied a recent Wall Street Journal report that the federal government was considering payments of $ 450,000 per individual affected by the policy.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit in 2019 seeking damages for the cost separations charged families, and attorneys representing the families have filed claims for separated.

  • Biden Says Families Separated at the Border Under Trump's Policy Won't Receive $ 450,000

The Justice Department has told attorneys representing those families that the settlement figures reported in the media "are higher than anywhere a settlement can be reached," the executive director of the agency told CNN. ACLU, Anthony D. Romero, earlier this week.

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More than 3,000 children were separated from their families on the US-Mexico border during the administration of former President Donald Trump.

It is unclear how many people would be eligible to receive payments.

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Source: cnnespanol

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