Over 20 U.S. Attorneys General have submitted a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asking them to cease the Department of Justice’s new “zero tolerance” policy separating parents and children that cross the border illegally.
Over 20 U.S. Attorneys General have submitted a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asking them to cease the Department of Justice’s new “zero tolerance” policy separating parents and children that cross the border illegally.
The letter submitted today states, “the policy is not only inhumane, but it also raises serious concerns regarding the violations of children’s rights, constitutional principles of due process and equal protection, and the efforts of law enforce officials to stop crime.”
Since the “zero policy” took effect, nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their parents over a six-week period from April to May. The Trump administration insists the family separations are required under the law.
Signing the letter are attorney generals from New Mexico, Connecticut, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ilinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia.
On Monday, several governors also told the Trump Administration they would be calling back their National Guardsmen from the U.S.-Mexico border until “zero tolerance” policy was stopped.
