Two fathers who were separated from their children at the border are suing the US government for $12 million, saying their children were abused at foster homes in the US.
The lawsuit filed Friday in the US District Court of Arizona argues that the Trump administration's"zero tolerance" policy was"cruel and unconstitutional," that it tore their families apart and that their children are still suffering as a result -- more than a year after they were reunited.The fathers also allege in the lawsuit that their children were abused by other children while in government custody.
The allegationsBoth fathers say they were separated from their children in Arizona in May 2018, and remained separated for more than two months.Both children"suffered abuse while in US government custody," the lawsuit says.A.P.F. alleges that his 7-year-old son was sexually abused in a New York foster home where he'd been placed. After he disclosed the abuse, the lawsuit says the boy was placed in a new foster home the same day. The other father, identified in the lawsuit as J.V.S.
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