Justice Department Signals It Will Hold Migrant Families in Long-Term Detention
Faced with a judge’s order earlier this week requiring the
Trump administration to stop separating migrant children from their parents and
reunite already separated families by July, the Justice Department signaled Friday
that it likely will seek to hold families together in long-term detention.
In a “Notice of Compliance” filing, the Justice Department
indicated the administration would be willing to hold families in detention
long-term, something the Obama administration was unwilling to do because of
its inherent cruelty.
The filing
is a response to both this week’s ruling by U.S.
District Judge Dana Sabraw in the Southern District of California and
previous court rulings limiting the detention of immigrant children to 20 days.
It says, “The government will not separate families but detain families
together during the pendency of immigration proceedings when they are
apprehended at or between ports of entry,” The
Washington Post reported.