Judge will not give Trump admin more time to reunite all separated families
A federal judge on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s request to extend the deadline to reunite families separated at the border under the “zero tolerance” policy.
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said that the department must comply with the July 10 deadline to reunite children under 5 years old with their parents, and July 26 for other children, according to the Associated Press.
The Justice Department had requested an extension on the court-ordered deadlines, saying that it needed more time to match 101 under-5 children with their parents using DNA testing.
“The Government does not wish to unnecessarily delay reunifications or burden class members,” the Justice Department argued in the filing, according to the AP. “At the same time, however, the Government has a strong interest in ensuring that any release of a child from Government custody occurs in a manner that ensures the safety of that child.”
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