February 06, 2026
The Trump administration must return three immigrant families wrongly deported in violation of a family separation settlement agreement, a California federal judge said Thursday, stating the removals were unlawful and "involved lies, deception, and coercion."
July 25, 2025
A California federal judge late Thursday ordered the federal government to re-enter a contract for behavioral health services and housing support for migrant families separated under the first Trump administration, saying the administration breached a settlement and had to comply with its obligations "now."
May 01, 2025
The Executive Office for Immigration Review told a California federal judge it plans to take over the direct administration of legal access services for thousands of immigrant families that were separated under the first Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.
April 24, 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union has called on a California federal judge to enforce provisions of a 2023 settlement requiring the government to provide legal services to thousands of immigrant families that were separated under the first Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.
November 06, 2024
A California federal judge has signed off on $6.4 million in attorney fees and costs, most going to American Civil Liberties Union counsel representing thousands of immigrant families that were separated under a Trump-era "zero-tolerance" policy.
October 25, 2023
A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a nonmonetary settlement between roughly 5,000 migrant families separated under a Trump-era "zero-tolerance" policy and the Biden administration, which agreed to continue to pursue reunification and provide relief such as housing and work authorization.
October 16, 2023
The Biden administration agreed to give migrant families separated under the Trump administration relief beyond reunification, including housing, medical assistance and work authorization, according to an agreement the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
May 19, 2023
The Biden administration will provide an additional year of therapy to migrant families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy as it continues to negotiate a global settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union, according to a Friday court order.
April 20, 2023
A California federal judge added U.S. citizen children separated from their noncitizen parents to the class of migrant families that the White House is under court order to reunite, after immigration attorneys reported that the Trump administration split up dozens of mixed-status families.
November 04, 2021
Republican members of Congress introduced legislation Thursday that aims to bar the U.S. Department of Justice from making settlement payments to immigrants who entered the country without authorization, a day after President Joe Biden denied his administration is planning such an action.