Government is considering payments of $450,000 per person for migrants separated at the border
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Ozymandeas
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No nikka. Y’all rushed to negged thinking it was lies when it’s not. I wrote they’re talking about giving $450,000 to each family separated at the border and that’s what the headline says. Where’s the falsehood at
I don’t even know what to say about this. Wow
Silver Surfer
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No nikka. Y’all rushed to negged thinking it was lies when it’s not. I wrote they’re talking about giving $450,000 to each family separated at the border and that’s what the headline says. Where’s the falsehood at
450k a person?
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Bring Trump back 
Rell Lauren
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You didn't even read the article. The WSJ just posted it with all of the details.
Rell Lauren
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Yes.
Actually the article is true. I don’t know why people were quick to neg
BaldingSoHard
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The article was added after the post was made.
The OP originally did not include the article.
I think it’s per family
BaldingSoHard
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Rell Lauren
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Easy. Joe Biden and this Administration have a very real contempt towards American citizens many of whom will never see that kind of money while people who broke the law are going to get it in one fell swoop.
Silver Surfer
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NEGATIVE.
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma.
The U.S. Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services are considering payments that could amount to close to $1 million a family, though the final numbers could shift, the people familiar with the matter said. Most of the families that crossed the border illegally from Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. included one parent and one child, the people said. Many families would likely get smaller payouts, depending on their circumstances, the people said.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents families in one of the lawsuits, has identified about 5,500 children separated at the border over the course of the Trump administration, citing figures provided to it by the government. The number of families eligible under the potential settlement is expected to be smaller, the people said, as government officials aren’t sure how many will come forward. Around 940 claims have so far been filed by the families, the people said.
The total potential payout could be $1 billion or more.