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Judge Rules Trump Administration Breached 2023 Settlement over Family Separations 

HeadlineJun 30, 2025

A San Diego federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot deport thousands of asylum-seeking families who were separated under Trump’s first term and are plaintiffs in a settled lawsuit against the federal government. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt, who represents the families, said the administration has provided no information on plaintiffs who have been detained or removed from the U.S. The ACLU confirmed at least one child who was separated from his parents under Trump’s so-called zero tolerance policy had already been deported. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw earlier this month found the Trump administration had already violated terms of the 2023 settlement. Over 1,000 immigrant children taken from their parents in Trump’s first term still have not been reunited with their families.

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