AdvertisementJustice Department breaks off talks on compensation for separated familiesDecember 16, 2021Vanessa RomoJoel RosefacebookEmailChildren line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla., in Feb. 2019 The American Civil Liberties Union and other attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of thousands of immigrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border on Oct. 3, 2019. (AP)