Judge halts deportations of reunited families

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Source: CNBC/AP

The American Civil Liberties Union asked that deportations for families that were just reunited be stalled at least a week.

A federal judge said he would order a temporary halt to deportations for a week until the government responds to the ACLU motion.

The Trump administration said it reunited all eligible children under the age of five with their parents and is working on reunifying families with older children on a rolling basis.

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A federal judge has temporarily halted deportations of families who have been recently reunited after they were separated by the Trump administration.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed paperwork saying attorneys were concerned about "mass deportations" following reunification of children ages five to 17 with their parents. They asked that deportations be stalled at least a week after the families were reunified to allow time to ensure no family is being improperly deported.

Judge Dana Sabraw said Monday he'd order a temporary halt to any deportations for a week until the government can respond to the ACLU motion. He asked whether there were any issues over whether he had jurisdiction but there were no verbal objections.

He gave government lawyers one week to respond to the ACLU's concerns, until 9 p.m. on July 23, and said he would rule permanently after going over the paperwork.

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