A judge temporarily slows the deportations of reunified families after being separated at the border

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had filed an application with Judge Dana Sabraw in the San Diego district for the possibility of deportations of the reunited families. The judge granted a week for government lawyers to respond to these fears.​

A federal judge temporarily stopped the deportations of reunified families after being separated at the border on the occasion of the application of the "zero tolerance" of the Donald Trump government.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had filed an application with Judge Dana Sabraw in the San Diego district for the possibility of deportations of the reunited families.

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​The ACLU requested to stop the expulsions, at least, for a week after the reunification of the minors with their parents to ensure that no family is deported by mistake.

Sabraw said Monday that he agreed to the organization's request and gave government lawyers seven days to respond to the ACLU's fears.

At the end of June, Sabraw ruled that immigrant children under the age of 5 should be returned to their parents within two weeks, which expired on Tuesday. For those over that age, he gave 30 days.

The government failed to comply with the first deadline set by the judge. The administration announced last week that it had gathered 57 of 103 children under 5 years of age and that the rest had not been handed over because "they were not eligible."

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