US government prepares reunification of 29 families 2:02
(CNN) -
The Justice Department informed attorneys representing the separated migrant families that it will cease negotiations on the settlement and is ready to return to court, according to an attorney representing the families.
The news comes after the White House came under political pressure after news of the talks and possible payments to families were made public, but it was not immediately clear why the Justice Department ceased negotiations.
Biden Says Families Separated at the Border Under Trump's Policy Won't Receive $ 450,000
ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt called the decision "embarrassing."
"The United States government deliberately abused young children, and yet the Biden administration has allowed politics to get in the way of correcting it. That is shameful," Gelernt said in a statement to CNN.
The Justice Department did not immediately comment.
advertising
News in development ...
Immigration