Immigrant Families Separated by Trump in 2018 Are Detained Again.

The article focuses on the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) court filing alleging that seven undocumented immigrants, previously separated from their families during the 2018 "zero tolerance" immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump, have been unlawfully detained again in violation of a 2023 federal court settlement. This settlement, overseen by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw, prohibits the government from reinstating family separations or deporting affected individuals based solely on prior removal orders or minor offenses. The ACLU contends that the government has provided inadequate justification for these detentions and has refused to release the individuals, while ICE has not responded to requests for information. The article also notes Judge Sabraw’s prior rulings condemning unlawful deportations and ordering the return of separated families to the U.S. [Extracted from the article]