US Judge Extends Halt on Deportations of Separated Families

A federal judge has extended a freeze on deporting families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, giving a reprieve to hundreds of children and their parents to remain in the United States. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said in his order Thursday that "hasty" deportation of children after reunification with parents would deprive them of their right to seek asylum. The American Civil Liberties Union had requested families be given at least a week. The judge's order did...

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