The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) released a report detailing how various U.S. systemsâincluding criminal and immigration lawâfrequently result in family separations. This issue, highlighted within the context of the ongoing deportation crisis, illustrates that family separation is not confined to immigration but is prevalent throughout the legal framework. The report is part of SCSJ's initiative aimed at promoting policies that enhance public safety while ensuring justice and dignity for families. The detrimental impacts of these separations prompt urgent calls for reform in how the law approaches vulnerable families.
This new report reveals the deeply entrenched ways in which U.S. criminal, immigration, civil, and administrative systems forcibly separate families, causing irreparable harm and undermining public safety.
Family separation is happening every day in courtrooms and administrative proceedings across America. Whether it's ICE tearing a mother from her child, a judge handing down a prison sentence without regard for the children left behind.
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