Federal Judge in Decision and Syndicated WaPo Columnist Blast Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy

Observers are criticizing as cruel and inhumane the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from parents in order to sow fear and deter migrants and asylum seekers.

Yesterday, a U.S. District Judge in San Diego, Judge Dana M. Sabraw, allowed a suit from the ACLU to proceed against the Trump administration’s family separation policy. In the ruling, Judge Sabraw denounced the policy and implications, stating that the policy, “arbitrarily tears at the sacred bond between parent and child” and noting:



Such conduct, if true… is brutal, offensive, and fails to comport with traditional notions of fair play and decency, The facts alleged are sufficient to show the government conduct at issue ‘shocks the conscience’ and violates Plaintiffs’ constitutional right to family integrity.

And a new piece from Washington Post syndicated columnist Catherine Rampell calls out the Trump administration’s family separation policy, as well as the falsehoods and talking points used by the administration to justify its cruelty. We excerpt Rampell’s column titled, “No, Jeff Sessions. We don’t treat immigrant families the way we treat other ‘criminals’” below: