An executive order that allowed the reunification of some immigrant families separated between January 20, 2017 and January 20, 2021 was revoked by President Donald Trump on Monday, January 20.
Executive Action 14011 “Creation of an Interagency Family Reunification Task Force,” was signed by former President Joe Biden on February 2, 2021.
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What did this executive order establish?
- He addressed the consequences of the family separation policies implemented at the US-Mexico border during Trump's first presidency, during the implementation of the "Zero Tolerance Policy."
- She also created a Family Reunification Task Force to ensure that children and parents who were intentionally separated receive support.
- Additionally, I work to identify children who were separated from their families at the border between Mexico and the United States.
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Separation of more than 5 thousand minors
The Civil Liberties Union (ACLU, in English) estimated, in 2021, that with Trump's "zero tolerance" policy some 2.800 migrant families, with about 5.500 smaller, were separated.
In that thenThe government classified the children as unaccompanied minors and distributed them throughout the country in shelters under government custody.
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