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Showing Original Post only (View all)Charles P. Pierce: Someone Should Go to Jail for This [View all]
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22108183/trump-administration-separated-children-court-order/Someone Should Go to Jail for This
The Trump administration* has ignored a federal court order to return toddlers they ripped away from their parents.
By Charles P. Pierce
Jul 10, 2018
I gave them the entire day. Now, the president* is in Europe, and, while I know that this is an indelicatenay, an uncivilquestion, I have to ask why nobody is not in jail yet behind this? From The New York Daily News:
Federal San Diego Judge Dana Sabraw initially gave the government a July 10 deadline to reunite the 102 children under the age of 5 who were ripped from their undocumented parents because of the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy. Sabraw allowed the Trump administration an extension on that deadline Monday after Justice Department lawyer Sarah Fabian said she only expected about half of the kids to be reconnected with their parents. But, in a court filing Tuesday, Fabian revealed that a mere four of the 102 children under 5 had been reunified with their parents, adding she expected another 34 to be reunited by the end of the day. If accurate, that brings the total number of reunified kids to 38 which amounts to just above one-third of all the children.
Fabian maintained in the court papers the government is in compliance with the Courts order, even though it blew Sabraws initial deadline and didnt live up to its subsequent promises. The American Civil Liberties Union which successfully argued last month the Trump administration must reunite the separated migrant families called bull. Plaintiffs recognize that Defendants cannot yet reunify the parents who are currently being held in criminal custody, ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt wrote in a response filing. But as to all other Class Members with children under five, the government is not in compliance with the clear deadline ordered by the Court.
Fabian maintained in the court papers the government is in compliance with the Courts order, even though it blew Sabraws initial deadline and didnt live up to its subsequent promises. The American Civil Liberties Union which successfully argued last month the Trump administration must reunite the separated migrant families called bull. Plaintiffs recognize that Defendants cannot yet reunify the parents who are currently being held in criminal custody, ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt wrote in a response filing. But as to all other Class Members with children under five, the government is not in compliance with the clear deadline ordered by the Court.
Try this sometime. Youre in court and the judge gives you a deadline to do something by Day X. Then, when Day X arrives, tell the judge that youve only been able to do four percent of what the judge demanded that you do. See where youre eating dinner that night.
This whole thing is preposterous now. The administration* never had a plan to do anything except separate these families and hold the children hostage. It certainly had no plan to reunite the children with their parents. As far as I can tell, it had no plan beyond the phrase, zero-tolerance. Now, its trying to cobble a policy together as fast as its trying to cobble together facilities in which to warehouse terrified toddlers. And all its got left is a president* who believes that he doesnt have to listen to people like federal judges. From the WaPo:
Well, he replied, I have a solution: Tell people not to come to our country illegally. Thats the solution. Dont come to our country illegally. Come like other people do come legally
Is that what youre saying
Im saying this: We have laws. We have borders
Dont come to our country illegally. Its not a good thing
Without borders, you do not have a country.
Nice kid you have there. Be a shame if you never saw them again.
This is barely organized crime.
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Who is investigating this? At the moment, those so-called enemies of the State, the Press...
Hekate
Jul 2018
#19
Every day this continues is evidence that the United States has slipped into barbarism.
byronius
Jul 2018
#8
Contempt calls for a visit by U.S. Marshals. Here's the backup rescue effort:
ancianita
Jul 2018
#10
It IS organized crime. Especially when you add the veiled threats to our NATO allies.
calimary
Jul 2018
#18
If a Marine Gen. at Gitmo could go to jail anyone of these morons should, for contempt.
Historic NY
Jul 2018
#27
Sabraw's order, Flores, emoluments, federal records law, and so on. The party in power...
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#33