11-08-2019, 03:40 PM
(11-08-2019, 03:35 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I'm saying I know what the zero tolerance policy was and it applied only to those that crossed the border illegally. Who knows Jose might be 100% truthful or he might have motivation for embellishing. BLUF: the policy was intended for those that entered our country illegally. WTS: I've consistently said that if it is proven that anyone who entered this country legally and were forcefully separated from their families should receive treatment. I still haven't seen you answer if we should pay for treatment for those that entered our country illegally. If you don't want to answer that's fine.
You would be wrong again. By being locked up illegally they were separated from their kids who were sent to be housed in other facilities.
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2019/09/05/judge-blocks-ice-denying-parole-asylum-seekers
Quote:The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 12 named plaintiffs who, like hundreds of other migrants, sought asylum at official U.S. points of entry in compliance with federal law and then were confined and sent to remote prisons in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Yes, we should pay for treatment for people who were convicted of misdemeanors but then subjected to borderline torture practices. We don't separate kids from parents who get misdemeanor speeding tickets in this country, we did not apply an appropriate level of response based on the level of the offense. Similarly to how we occasionally have to pay prisoners who were tortured or mistreated in our prison system, doing something illegal does not absolve us of treating them with basic human decency.
EDIT: MS. L V. ICE is a case that the ACLU has filed specifically over a LEGAL asylum seeking families being separated.
