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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Judge in CA says reunited families can't be deported

    Late Thursday , a federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport reunited families.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 17, 2018 • 1 min read

    Late Thursday, a federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport reunited families. More than 2500 migrant families were separated under the “zero tolerance” policy -- when they were caught at the border between April and June. Parents had to make a tough choice: agree to be deported alone, so their child could seek asylum in the US -- or waive their child’s right to seek asylum, so they all could stay together and be deported together.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    The tax break rich Californians pass on to their kids
    1. 0:00Judge in CA says reunited families can't be deportedYou’re reading this
    2. 7:55Inheriting property tax exemptions: Who wins, who loses?
    3. 15:36Bad rosé takes over the wine market
    4. 23:50Young women making waves on the skateboard
    5. 31:31‘Crazy Rich Asians:’ does the historic cast make up for an otherwise typical romantic comedy?
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