Biden adviser says payments to families separated at border up to DOJ

• Early reports said that the Justice Department was in talks to pay $450,000 per person to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of the families affected. However, last week President Biden rebuffed the dollar amount of the payment.
• Richmond also reiterated that the proposed compensation would not incentivize unauthorized immigration, adding that "we cannot, with a straight face, say that parents are willing to separate from a child for a dollar amount."

What they're saying: "I want to be clear about this: We do not tell the Department of Justice what to do," Richmond told host Chris Wallace.

• "If DOJ determines that it saves the taxpayers money and it rights a wrong, then they will make the determination that is necessary," he added.
• "If they make a determination, they'll come up with what they think is an adequate dollar amount."