The Truth About Zero-Tolerance and Family Separation, What Americans Need to Know
Report by Matt O’Brien | June 19, 2018
The Trump administration recently announced that it would begin charging all aliens caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with the criminal offense of Improper Entry by an Alien, or other applicable criminal offenses.1 That announcement immediately touched off a firestorm of critical media coverage with most outlets accusing the Department of Homeland Security of launching a policy deliberately aimed at “separating immigrant families†and discouraging legitimate asylum applications.2 It also provoked a baseless class action lawsuit filed in the radically left-leaning Ninth Judicial Circuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that doesn’t believe the U.S. should have any borders at all.3
However, the vast majority of the commentary consists of hyperbole and baseless speculation fueled by a profound ignorance of criminal law and immigration procedures. In order to clarify the situation FAIR has prepared this issue brief, discussing both the operational and legal realities of the Trump administration’s policy.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/truth-about-zero-tolerance-and-family-separation-what-americans-need-know
