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D.J.C.V. et al v. United States of America
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April 03, 2024
US Agrees To Pay Migrant $65K In Family Separation Suit
The federal government has agreed to pay $65,000 to settle the remaining claims in a suit by a Honduran migrant who was separated from his toddler under the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy, according to a settlement agreement filed Tuesday in New York federal court.
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August 18, 2023
NY Judge Clears Feds In Bulk Of Family Separation Suit
A New York federal judge dismissed the majority of a Honduran migrant's damages suit Friday, ruling that his five-month separation from his toddler at the southern border resulted from his criminal history, not the Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy.
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June 07, 2023
Feds Blame Migrant's Criminal Record For Family Separation
The Biden administration urged a New York federal court to dismiss a Honduran migrant's family separation lawsuit, saying Wednesday that border officials had taken him from his toddler due to his criminal history, not because of a Trump-era "zero tolerance" policy.
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January 27, 2023
Migrant Fights Bid To Block DHS Testimony In Separation Suit
A Honduran father is challenging the Biden administration's effort to bar testimony he contends could shed light on the validity of the government's argument that he was separated from his toddler at the border because of his criminal history.
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January 23, 2023
DHS Wants Official's Testimony Barred In Border Suit
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a New York federal judge Monday to vacate a decision allowing testimony from a federal official about why a Honduran father was separated from his toddler, saying it was premised on a misunderstanding.
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June 06, 2022
DHS Must Explain Family Split-Up In Border Suit, Judge Says
A lawsuit seeking compensation for a Honduran man's forced separation from his toddler after entering the U.S. can proceed for now, with a New York federal judge ruling that the government must first explain its decision to separate them.