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Jun 17, 2018 · It was just the latest outrage of the government’s so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy, i.e., its decision to criminally prosecute every person who attempts to illegally cross the...
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Amid a flurry of executive actions that dealt with the border wall, so-called “sanctuary cities,” and a travel ban that targeted Muslim-majority countries, reports start to emerge that the Department of Homeland Security was discussing the possibility of implementing a policy of separating children from their parents at the border. Sources tell Reu...
The idea of a family-separation proposal never quite went away, a source familiar with the discussions among Department of Homeland Security officials tells The New Yorker. A proposal for family separation keeps coming up in discussionson broader measures targeting illegal border crossings. “It would rear its head again,” the person said.
The Trump administration starts to increase prosecutions of illegal entry in October, according to a data analysis by The New York Times. The newspaper also finds that from October 2017 to April 2018, 700 families were separated at the border, including at least 100 children under age 4. This data was not known until the Times published its reportm...
The Senate votesto confirm Kirstjen Nielsen as the new Department of Homeland Security secretary. Nielsen replaces Kelly, who became President Donald Trump’s chief of staff.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces in early April that anyone “illegally entering this country will not be rewarded, but will instead be met with the full prosecutorial powers of the Department of Justice.” In a memo, Sessions directs U.S. attorneys officesin southwest states along the border to prosecute all cases flagged for illegal entry, ...
Following his April directive Sessions announcesa “zero-tolerance” policyfor illegal entry into the U.S.: “If you cross this border unlawfully, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple,” he said. According to the policy, any migrant crossing the border beyond the official ports of entry will face criminal prosecution, including asylum seekers w...
Nielsen tells a Senate committee that the Trump administration has been ramping up prosecutions of illegal border crossers, and not focusing on family separation. “We do not have a policy to separate children from their parents. Our policy is, if you break the law, we will prosecute you,” she says in her testimony.
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official tells a Senate committee that 638 adults who arrived at the border with 658 children have been prosecutedwithin the two weeks since Sessions announced the new “zero-tolerance” policy. It’s not immediately clear how many of the 638 children were separated from their parents.
A Reuters report published on June 8, 2018, says that nearly 1,800 familieshave been separated by border agents between October 2016 and February 2018. If that’s indeed the case, the Trump administration would have installed this type of policy earlier than previously thought. The exact origins on when the Trump administration rolled out this polic...
While speaking in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sessions defended the “zero tolerance” policy by citing the Bible. “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order,” Session said. “Orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves an...
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Feb 14, 2019 · Discovery. Just what are ‘zero tolerance’ policies – and are they still common in America’s schools? Published: Feb 14, 2019. By: Magazine Editor. (Wall of lockers) by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, UMBC. When parents and educators discuss school discipline, one of the things that comes up most are “zero tolerance” policies.
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Jun 25, 2020 · By Amanda Morin. Updated on June 25, 2020. Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD. Print. Chris Whitehead/DigitalVision/Getty Images. It's a question parents and professionals across the nation are asking: Does zero tolerance work in schools? Zero tolerance began as law calling for expulsion for bringing a gun onto school property.
Jun 23, 2018 · Officials say the "zero tolerance" policy is new, so they're still "working through" family reunification experience. What's happening at the US border. By Meg Wagner,...
Feb 26, 2023 · Factsheets. Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers. By Violin joseph 26th February 2023. The National Association of School Psychologists. Contents show. What is Zero Tolerance?
Jan 27, 2021 · The Justice Department has ended the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy for immigration offenses that allowed the U.S. government to separate thousands of children from their...
