Immigrant Families Separated by Trump in 2018 Are Detained Again

Some of the undocumented immigrants who were separated from their family members during President Donald Trump’s first term in office have been detained again and are being held in violation of a 2023 federal court settlement, the ACLU said in a court filing.

The American Civil Liberties Union asked a judge this week to order the release of seven people who have been taken into custody again and targeted for deportation after they were first incarcerated in 2018 during a widely condemned crackdown on crossings at the US southern border.

The individuals have now been detained for periods ranging ...