Meanwhile Friday, a new lawsuit filed in Washington argues that these parents should have another chance to claim asylum because their previous attempts to do so while separated from their children were flawed. Many parents were too distraught over the separation to effectively argue credible fear in their initial interviews, attorneys said. The parents also lacked the validation of testimony from their children, because family asylum cases are typically handled with parents and children together.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2018 03:00 UTC