VOA慢速英语--离散家庭在美国法庭赢得小小的胜利

Separated Families Win Small Victory from US Court

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump¹ administration to stop immediate² deportations of immigrant families. The order, which is enforced until at least July 24, would give families time to decide their next steps.

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw of San Diego issued the order Monday after a court filing from the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU. The filing raised concerns that the government would try to immediately deport³ families when they were reunited. The ACLU argued that the families must have time to understand their legal rights and decide whether to apply for asylum⁴.

Sabraw asked the government to respond before the next hearing on July 24. Until then, Sabraw stopped immediate deportations.

The Trump administration’s policy of separating families led to condemnation⁵ around the world.

On June 20, Trump ended the policy as the court had ordered the government to reunite more than 2,500 children with their families by July 26.

Jorge Baron⁶ is executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. He said the ban on immediate deportations “buys us a little bit of time.”

He said he was still unsure of whether contact has been made with all parents detained in his part of the country.

Baron’s group has secured lawyers for many separated families in detention⁷ centers in Washington State. But even on Monday, he said, he learned of an immigrant mother who had not made contact with a lawyer. He believes that she might have gone ignored without the judge’s order.

Many of the immigrants are fleeing violence in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.

I'm Ashley Thompson.

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filing – n. the act of giving something, such as an official form or a legal document, to someone in authority so that it can be considered

hearing – n. a meeting or session at which evidence and arguments are presented to a person or group who will decide on what action should be taken

lawsuit⁸ – n. a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 deport   

vt.驱逐出境

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
• More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。

4 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

5 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

6 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

7 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

8 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。