Biden administration is considering awarding
$450,000 per person to families separated
at the border under Trump's zero-tolerance
policy: Payout could run to more than
a billion dollars
Posted By: Imright, 10/28/2021 5:45:47 PM
The Biden administration is considering paying out a whopping $450,000 per person to families separated at the southern border as it tries to settle lawsuits with migrants who say the policy caused them lasting psychological damage. Officials from the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services are considering the payments that could total close to $1 million for two people within the same family, people familiar told the Wall Street Journal. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents the separated families, has identified about 5,500 children separated from parents at the border during the course of the Trump-era policy.
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