Today in response to a D.C. District Court ruling that excludes children from the Trump Administration’s Title 42 expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border, Kids in Need of Defense President Wendy Young issued the following statement:
“Today’s D.C. District Court ruling that prevents children seeking safety in the United States from being turned back at the U.S.-Mexico border before they have a chance to make their claim for protection is a victory for the rule of law, restoring vital protections and procedures eviscerated by the current administration. The ruling makes clear that the Trump Administration illegally used the COVID-19 pandemic as cover to carry out its anti-immigration agenda and to circumvent domestic and international law. This policy is counter to our nation’s longstanding commitment to protecting refugees, including unaccompanied kids on the move, and the court rightly enjoined it. The United States is capable of determining the protection needs of these children while at the same time addressing public health concerns.”
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