New York Times Adam Liptik reports on the case of Rosa Gallardo, a U.S. citizen child who was deported along with her Mexican father over the objections of her U.S. citizen mother, Monica Castro. Ms. Castro was separated from her daughter for three years because of the actions of the Border Patrol.
Ms. Castro has sued the U.S.under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Both the District Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled that the federal government cannot be sued for the discretionary actions of the Border Patrol. She has to appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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