Biden Refutes Reports About Payments of $450,000 to Separated Illegal Immigrant Families
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday has
denied recent reports claiming that his administration was considering to
compensate the illegal immigrants who were separated with their families after being apprehended with up to
$450,000.
According to the report, the payouts could come close to
$1 million per impacted family, with a total payout of more than $1 billion to roughly 5,500 children who were separated from their families after crossing the US border with Mexico.
The settlement discussions have been the subject of backlash with government lawyers viewing the payouts as excessive for people
who broke the law by illegally crossing the US border. Some lawyers involved in the discussions have said the
payouts could be greater than those received by some of the families of September 11, 2001, terror attacks victims.
