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Federal Court Orders Reunification of Thousands of Parents and Children Torn Apart by Trump Family Separation Policy

SAN DIEGO — A federal judge late tonight ordered the reunification of thousands of parents and children forcibly separated by the Trump administration. The American Civil Liberties Union sought the nationwide preliminary injunction to halt the practice and immediately reunite all the separated famil
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court Finds Immigration Detainees Held Incommunicado in Victorville Prison Must Be Allowed Access to Legal Help

LOS ANGELES — In a major victory over a Trump administration detention policy, immigration detainees held at the prison complex in Victorville, California will now be allowed contact with attorneys in person and by phone.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Files Emergency Lawsuit to Give Imprisoned Immigrants Access to Lawyers

LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration is incarcerating hundreds of civil immigration detainees incommunicado at prison complex in Victorville, California complex. For the past week, the detainees have been all denied all access to attorneys, including pro bono lawyers who wanted to give them legal
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights