Will Families Separated At The Border Continue To Be Protected Under Trump? | KQED
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During Trump's second presidency, he quickly dissolved the Biden administration's task force aimed at reuniting families separated at the border due to the former administration's strict immigration policies. This action raises significant concerns among legal experts and immigrants' rights advocates. The Biden task force was established following a federal settlement to address family separations, which attracted international condemnation for its harshness. Trump's reinstatement of stringent measures, such as increased border enforcement, echoes his previous controversial stance on immigration, prompting demands for accountability from California senators regarding halted federal funding for zero emission vehicles.
On the first day of his second term, President Trump sat behind neat stacks of executive orders in the Oval Office and started signing.
The separations were part of the Trump administration's 'Zero Tolerance' immigration policy, a crackdown on illegal border crossings in 2018.
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