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U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border
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U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border
Source: The Wall Street Journal.
WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE - POLITICS
U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border
Government is considering payments of $450,000 per person affected by Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy in 2018
By Michelle Hackman, Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie Gurman
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aruna.viswanatha@wsj.com
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sadie.gurman@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 28, 2021 6:03 pm ET
WASHINGTON--The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma.
The U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services are considering payments that could amount to close to $1 million a family, though the final numbers could shift, the people familiar with the matter said. Most of the families that crossed the border illegally from Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. included one parent and one child, the people said. Many families would likely get smaller payouts, depending on their circumstances, the people said.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents families in one of the lawsuits, has identified about 5,500 children separated at the border over the course of the Trump administration, citing figures provided to it by the government. The number of families eligible under the potential settlement is expected to be smaller, the people said, as government officials aren't sure how many will come forward. Around 940 claims have so far been filed by the families, the people said.
The total potential payout could be $1 billion or more.
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Write to Michelle Hackman at michelle.hackman+1@wsj.com, Aruna Viswanatha at Aruna.Viswanatha@wsj.com and Sadie Gurman at sadie.gurman@wsj.com
Copyright 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Appeared in the October 29, 2021, print edition as 'U.S. Is in Talks to Pay Families Split at Border.'
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-in-talks-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-to-immigrant-families-separated-at-border-11635447591
WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE - POLITICS
U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border
Government is considering payments of $450,000 per person affected by Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy in 2018
By Michelle Hackman, Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie Gurman
https://twitter.com/mhackman
https://twitter.com/aviswanatha
aruna.viswanatha@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/sgurman
sadie.gurman@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 28, 2021 6:03 pm ET
WASHINGTON--The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma.
The U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services are considering payments that could amount to close to $1 million a family, though the final numbers could shift, the people familiar with the matter said. Most of the families that crossed the border illegally from Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. included one parent and one child, the people said. Many families would likely get smaller payouts, depending on their circumstances, the people said.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents families in one of the lawsuits, has identified about 5,500 children separated at the border over the course of the Trump administration, citing figures provided to it by the government. The number of families eligible under the potential settlement is expected to be smaller, the people said, as government officials aren't sure how many will come forward. Around 940 claims have so far been filed by the families, the people said.
The total potential payout could be $1 billion or more.
{snip}
Write to Michelle Hackman at michelle.hackman+1@wsj.com, Aruna Viswanatha at Aruna.Viswanatha@wsj.com and Sadie Gurman at sadie.gurman@wsj.com
Copyright 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Appeared in the October 29, 2021, print edition as 'U.S. Is in Talks to Pay Families Split at Border.'
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-in-talks-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-to-immigrant-families-separated-at-border-11635447591
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U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families Separated at Border (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Oct 2021
OP
People have been picking up after that loser for most of his pathetic existence.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Oct 2021
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RussBLib
(9,019 posts)1. more T**** clean-up on Aisle 7
lots of garbage to sift thru and rectify
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,034 posts)2. People have been picking up after that loser for most of his pathetic existence.