US EditionAbout 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
ICE reported detaining about 400 immigrant children beyond the Flores Settlement's 20-day limit due to transportation, medical, and legal delays, according to a Dec. 1 report.
- About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended 20-day limit from August to September, according to a Dec. 1 report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement .
- Legal advocates reported contaminated food, lack of medical care, insufficient legal counsel, and prolonged hotel stays for detained immigrant families and children.
- The court filing documented injuries suffered by children, including one child whose foot was broken when a staff member dropped a volleyball net pole, and another child who waited two days for treatment of an eye injury.
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Report on detentions of children raises alarm
McALLEN, Texas — Hundreds of immigrant children lingered in federal detention beyond a court-mandated limit, including some held more than five months, according to court filings. That alarms legal advocates, who say the government is failing to safeguard children.
McCALLEN, Texas — Hundreds of immigrant children were held in federal custody for longer than the time established by a court, including some who were detained for more than five months, according to court documents that alarmed legal defenders who claim that the government is not protecting minors.Detainees' lawyers highlighted the government's own admissions about the long periods that immigrant minors spent in custody, contaminated food, lack…
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About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
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