Senate panel grills officials over migrant child separations
Senate Judiciary Committee members challenged Trump administration officials on the family separation policy amid sharply critical questioning. ICE chief Matthew Albence defended conditions at family detention centers as akin to summer camps while lawmakers pressed for accountability for zero tolerance. Judge Sabraw and health officials highlighted reunifications and ongoing cases as the administration faced questions about harm and implementation.
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Lawsuit pushes for more time to seek asylum for families
A new emergency class action in U S District Court says 2,600 migrant children were separated from parents with inadequate opportunity to apply for asylum. Lawyers claim many parents were too distraught to present their case. DOJ opposes delaying deportations.
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13 States Fight Trump Plan On Family Planning Funds
Governors from Washington and Oregon threaten to pull their states from Title X funding if the administration enforces a rule to separate abortion services from family planning. Thirteen Democratic attorneys general led by Iowa and California argue the policy is unconstitutional and will curb access to reproductive care nationwide.
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