In a Victory for Migrant Families torn apart by the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” Policy that resulted in Thousands of Children being taken from the arms of their Moms and Dads at the Border, as many as 1,000 Parents may get a Second Chance to make an Asylum Claim, in a Settlement reached Wednesday by the Administration and Litigants who Sued over the Policy.

Parents in the U.S. who’d been Ordered Deported would get another Chance to Pass an Interview demonstrating a “credible fear” of Persecution, the first step in the Asylum Process.

If either the Parent or the Child Passes the Screening Interview, Families will be allowed to Apply for Asylum together. Some Parents who don’t Pass will be allowed to Remain with their Children in the U.S. while the Children’s Cases are Adjudicated.

The Agreement, which still needs to be Approved by the Court, “would give many families a second chance at seeking asylum and leaves open the possibility for some deported parents to return to the United States,” said Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Advocates have been calling for the Return of wrongly Deported Parents, and the Administration has Returned other Deportees in the recent past.

These Lawsuits should not have been necessary to begin with, had the Administration been giving Families a chance at Asylum. Instead, the Administration has been trying to make Asylum all but impossible, including using Family Separation as a Tactic. “Generally, most asylum seekers pass their credible fear screenings,” Lind continued. “But evidence suggests that parents who were separated from their children often failed their interviews,” unable to Answer Questions due to Grief from Separation.

Other Parents have said they were Misled or Coerced into Agreeing to Deportation, saying that they didn’t Understand what they were Signing because Forms were in English. “The Trump administration will never be able to erase the full damage of its family separation policy,” the ACLU continued, “but this agreement is a huge step toward restoring and protecting the asylum rights of impacted children and parents going forward.”











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