Authority: United States District Court Southern District of California

Date: 06/06/2018

Subject: The order of the United States District Court Southern District of California stated its jurisdiction on the possible claim concerning the alleged practice of the Government to separate the parents from their children, who are detained in centres for migrants, without demonstrating that the parent is not adequate or that he represents a danger for the minor: according to the Court, in the light of such events, the Court’s behaviour may amount to a violation of the right to the integrity of the family

Parties: Ms. L.; et al. v. U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”); et al.

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 9 Right to found a family - Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights

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