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Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say

Court filings reveal 595 children held beyond 20 days at Dilley with 265 detained over 50 days, amid reports of poor conditions and inadequate care.

  • Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center recently without enough food, medical care, or mental health services, and many stayed beyond court limits.
  • Children at the Dilley detention facility faced virus outbreaks and lockdowns in December and January, despite fewer children being held recently.
  • A 13-year-old girl at Dilley attempted suicide after staff withheld antidepressants and denied her request to be with her mother.
  • About 595 children were held over the 20-day limit, with 265 detained more than 50 days and 55 more than 100 days, according to an ICE report.
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Nearly 600 migrant children have been kept in a family detention centre in Texas in recent months, without adequate food, medical care or psychological support, and dozens of them have remained far beyond the limits set by the court, according to court documents filed on Friday.

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Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say

Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food, medical care or mental health services, with dozens languishing inside for more than three months, beyond court-mandated limits, according to court documents filed Friday.

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Nearly 600 immigrant minors were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food, medical care, or mental health services, and dozens remained there far beyond the limits ordered by a court, according to court documents filed on Friday.

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