Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Barbara
D. Underwood today announced a lawsuit challenging the Trump
Administration's policy of forced family separation on the U.S. southern
border. The multi-state lawsuit was filed by a coalition of 18 Attorneys
General in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Washington.
"The federal government's horrendous
treatment of immigrant families arriving at our border is
unconstitutional and in direct opposition to everything this state and
this nation stand for," Governor Cuomo said. "In New
York, we will challenge this policy every step of the way. It's time for
this country to look in the mirror and remember who we are and what we
are about. We must protect immigrant children and defend our principles,
our rights, and our basic humanity."
"Keeping children separated from their parents is inhumane, unconscionable, and illegal - and we're filing suit to stop it," said Attorney General Underwood. "By
tearing children away from their parents and sending them hundreds of
miles away, the Trump administration has already caused unfathomable
trauma to these children, while undermining New York's fundamental
interests in protecting their health, safety, and wellbeing. This is not
who we are as a country, and we won't stand by as the Trump
administration undermines the Constitution and our rights."
Click here for the full announcement.
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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