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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 17 OcTOber 2023

Settlement over Trump family separations at the border limits future

separations for 8 years

By REBECCA SANTANA and years. They include if the
ELLIOT SPAGAT child is being abused or the
Associated Press parent committed a much
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The more serious crime than
federal government would crossing the border illegally.
be barred from immigra- President Joe Biden issued
tion policies that separate an executive order on
parents from children for his first day in office to re-
eight years under a pro- unite families. According
posed court settlement an- to figures released by the
nounced Monday that also Department of Homeland
provides families that were Security in February, 3,881
split under the Trump ad- children were separated
ministration with temporary from their families from
legal status and short-term 2017 to 2021. About 74% of
housing aid. those have been reunited
The settlement between the with their families: 2,176 be-
Biden administration and fore a Biden administration
the American Civil Liber- task force was created and
ties Union, if approved by a 689 afterward. Hundreds of
judge, would at least tem- families sued the federal
porarily prohibit the type government, seeking both
of "zero-tolerance" policy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, monetary damages and
on illegal immigration un- May 10, 2023. Associated Press policy changes.
der which former President In 2021, the government
Donald Trump separated year's election. parents. Facing strong op- on any future attempts to was discussing a possible
thousands of families at the His administration separat- position, Trump eventually separate families as a de- payment of hundreds of
border with Mexico. ed children from their par- reversed course in 2018, terrent to illegal immigration thousands of dollars to each
"It is our intent to do what- ents or guardians they were days before U.S. District was crucial. parent and child separated
ever we can to make sure traveling with as it moved to Judge Dana Sabraw in San "This settlement means that under Trump's policies but
that the cruelty of the past criminally prosecute people Diego halted the practice babies and toddlers will fi- talks stalled on that point.
is not repeated in the future. for illegally crossing the bor- and ordered immediate nally get to see their par- But the proposed settle-
We set forth procedures der. The children, who could reunification in the lawsuit ents after years apart and ment provides key benefits
through this settlement not be held in criminal cus- brought by the ACLU. that these suffering families including authorization for
agreement to advance tody, were transferred to During a CNN town hall in will have an opportunity to parents of separated chil-
that effort," Homeland Se- the Department of Health May, Trump was noncom- seek lawful status," he said. dren to come to the U.S. un-
curity Secretary Alejandro and Human Services and mittal on whether he would "Nothing can make these der humanitarian parole for
Mayorkas told The Associ- then typically sent to live again separate families if families whole again but this three years and work in the
ated Press. with a sponsor, often a rela- elected. "When you say to is at least a start." United States. The families
Trump, the front-runner for tive or someone else with a a family that if you come Under the settlement, it receive housing aid for up
the Republican presidential family connection. we're going to break you would still be possible to to a year and medical and
nomination, hasn't ruled out Faulty tracking systems up, they don't come," he separate children from behavioral health benefits
reviving the highly contro- caused many to be apart said when pressed. parents or guardians, but designed to address some
versial tactic at the south- for an extended time or Lee Gelernt, lead counsel under limited scenarios, as of the trauma associated
ern border if he wins next never reunited with their for the ACLU, said the ban has been the case for many with the separations.q

The Supreme Court orders makers of gun

parts to comply with rules on ghost guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ing from a federal judge in a credit card — no back-
Supreme Court on Monday Texas that exempted the ground check required,"
ordered two internet sell- two companies, Blackhawk Solicitor General Elizabeth
ers of gun parts to comply Manufacturing Group and Prelogar, the administra-
with a Biden administration Defense Distributed, from tion's top Supreme Court
regulation aimed at ghost having to abide by the reg- lawyer, wrote.
guns, firearms that are diffi- ulation of ghost gun kits. The regulation changed the
cult to trace because they Other makers of gun parts definition of a firearm un- The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Oct. 5, 2023, in Washington.
lack serial numbers. also had been seeking simi- der federal law to include Associated Press
The court had intervened lar court orders, the admin- unfinished parts, like the checks before a sale — as or by 3D printers.
once before, by a 5-4 vote istration told the Supreme frame of a handgun or the they do with other com- The regulation will be in ef-
in August, to keep the regu- Court in a filing. receiver of a long gun, so mercially made firearms. fect while the administra-
lation in effect after it had "Absent relief from this they can be tracked more The requirement applies tion appeals the judge's
been invalidated by a low- Court, therefore, untrace- easily. Those parts must be regardless of how the fire- ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit
er court. No justice dissent- able ghost guns will remain licensed and include serial arm was made, meaning it Court of Appeals in New
ed publicly from Monday's widely available to any- numbers. Manufacturers includes ghost guns made Orleans — and potentially
order, which followed a rul- one with a computer and must also run background from individual parts or kits the Supreme Court.q