ACLU Wants To Force The Government To Pay For Reunification Of Illegal Immigrant Families

The ACLU has asked a California court to force the government to pay for reunification efforts of illegal immigrant families.

The court file reported that detained parents should not be responsible for DNA testing and air fare costs on Thursday.

One complaint reported to the Southern California District Court that a person was required to pay $1,900 to Western Union in order for reunification. Another complaint was about a parent having to cancel a plane ticket for the child after discovering that somebody else paid for the ticket, according to the document.

The ACLU blamed President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance policy for separating children who were otherwise accompanied by parents when crossing the border illegally. The ACLU believes the government should be held liable for reunification costs given that the parents did not choose for the separation.

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