ACLU files class-action lawsuit on ICE, DHS separating asylum-seeking families

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Source: The HILL

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Friday it has filed a national class-action lawsuit against multiple federal government agencies over the practice of separating asylum-seeking families.

The suit, filed on behalf of two plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, accuses the federal government of a "nationwide unlawful practice of separating parents and children absent any showing that the parent presents a danger to the child."

Multiple government agencies are named as defendants in the complaint, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement, as well as top officials at the agencies.

The lawsuit expands on a previous lawsuit filed by the ACLU in an effort to reunite a Congolese mother and her 7-year-old daughter who were detained 2,000 miles apart.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/377635-aclu-files-class-action-lawsuit-over-trump-admin-separating-asylum?amp&__twitter_impression=true

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1. But I have a recorded phone message from the DC office of

Congressman Steve Womack where his staffer tells me that this has never happened. She says the Border Patrol was just considering it.

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2. The HILL isn't prone to mistakes

But...could be

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3. Oh, I know the ACLU filed suit. My dumba** Congressman is another

lying Republican.

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4. Ha Ha....that one flew over my head

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5. Thank you ACLU. I know where my donation is going this month.