SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday joined New Mexico Attorney General Hector H. Balderas and 19 attorneys general in demanding the U.S. Department of Justice immediately end its new “zero tolerance” immigration policy which separates children from their parents.
In their letter, the attorneys general explain how these compulsory separations create serious concerns regarding the violation of children’s rights, constitutional principles of due process and equal protection.
“As a father, it is unthinkable that our government would forcibly and unnecessarily pull children away from their parents,” said Attorney General Becerra. “This policy, devised by the Trump Administration, is wrong, inhumane, and traumatic for thousands of children. It is horrifying that an American President would direct this cruel ‘zero tolerance’ policy that contradicts our American values. This is a new low for President Trump. We must do everything in our power to uphold America’s values and the rights of children not to be forcibly separated from their parents.”
On April 6, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the new policy, which called for the criminal prosecution of every individual who enters the United States without inspection or authorization. This has been compounded by subsequent policies making asylum protection unavailable to victims of domestic and gang violence, even to those who properly request asylum at U.S. ports of entry. According to this policy, adults who enter the United States may be taken to federal prisons as opposed to immigrant detention centers while their children become “unaccompanied minors” who are placed into the care of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement. Adults seeking asylum are sometimes not informed of the whereabouts of their children.
Joining Attorney General Balderas and Attorney General Becerra in sending the letter are the Attorneys General of: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
A copy of the letter is attached to the electronic version of this release at oag.ca.gov/news.
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17 Comments
Who cares what this idiot thinks,they were doing the same thing when obama ran the show.Tell the stupid mexicans to stop being criminals and fix mexico or come in legally like my family did.
Please educate yourself. This is a Trump policy. No one else has ever separated families at the border, particularly not as hostages to his will to build an unnecessary wall.
Becerra is an idiot and not in a position to demand anything. He breaks the law constantly and is not an advocate for the American public.
I knew somebody, an American that broke the law and it was crazy… he was separated from his family.
I know an american that broke many laws and he’s in the white house and his child is still with him.???
Take your meds! LoL
Bercerra is a scumbag
Idiot!,,
Hitler did the same thing in 1939.
Diane
Bringing up the hitter card makes you idiot.
Becerra is a criminal.
What an asshole! He is tying our LEO hands against people breaking the law. This is unreal!
He’s a total ass
We still have 0 Tolerance. Just now the families stay together. Fine with me. Keep up the pressure to keep the borders secure
So a state ag is constantly suing the feds for over reach and that immigration is strictly a federal issue is trying to dictate federal law ??
How about he/they demand an end to illegal immigration and supports legislation towards that end.
Demands, that’s rich.