Migrant families who were forcibly separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the Trump administration could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation as part of settlement negotiations between the Justice Department and the families’ attorneys. , according to a source familiar with the matter.
This is published by CNN, adding that more than 3,000 children were separated from their families on the border between the United States and Mexico under Trump’s mandate. It is unclear how many people would be eligible for the payments.
The Wall Street Journal also reported for the first time that the federal government was considering payments of US $ 450,000 per individual affected by the so-called “zero tolerance policy” that led to the separation of thousands of families.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit in 2019 for damages for the cost of family separations. Attorneys representing the families have also filed individual lawsuits.
