ACLU lawyer Lee Gelernt said that when family units are taken into custody, the government does not have any procedure to determine whether they can stay together. That violates the due process rights of the families, he said. In addition he said that the trafficking victims law requires the government to consider the "best interests of the child" when deciding where to place a detainee.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 05, 2018 17:48 UTC