U.S. Court Ruling That Children of Asylum-Seekers Must Be Released From Detention Lacks Necessary Provisions for Parents
July 02, 2020
July 02, 2020
NEW YORK, July 2 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to a federal judge's ruling that children of asylum-seekers in detention centers must be released by July 17, 2020 due to the outbreak of coronavirus in these facilities, but leaves the door open for the Administration to effectively separate families by releasing children to sponsors or transfer them to state custody while parents remain detain . . .
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to a federal judge's ruling that children of asylum-seekers in detention centers must be released by July 17, 2020 due to the outbreak of coronavirus in these facilities, but leaves the door open for the Administration to effectively separate families by releasing children to sponsors or transfer them to state custody while parents remain detain . . .