Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 24, 2019No. Civil Action No.: 18-2473 (RC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
On April 6, 2018, the administration of President Donald J. Trump began implementing the so-called "zero tolerance policy" on unauthorized immigration. Under the new policy, the administration ended its earlier practice of funneling most aliens apprehended at the border through civil immigration proceedings, and instead started systematically detaining and criminally prosecuting suspected illegal immigrants for unlawful entry into the country. Because minor children could not be held in criminal custody with adults, component…
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