Biden denies plan to pay separated migrant families up to $450K
By Brett Samuels - 11/03/21 04:47 PM EDT
President Biden on Wednesday denied his administration is considering paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to each migrant separated from their family under the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy.
"That’s not gonna happen," Biden told reporters when asked about the reported plan.
The Wall Street Journal first reported last week that the administration was contemplating a payment of roughly $450,000 per person for separated migrant parents and children. Multiple news outlets later confirmed the Journal's reporting.
The potential payments would come as the government faces numerous lawsuits from families separated under the Trump administration's policy, which saw thousands of children taken away from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Biden on Wednesday if the payments could encourage migrants to flock to the U.S.
"If you guys keep sending that garbage out, yeah," Biden said. "But it’s not true."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a statement argued Biden would be turning his back on a core campaign promise to provide a measure of justice for those separated under the Trump policy.
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