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Family Says 3-Year-Old Was Sexually Abused in ORR Custody
Attorneys said the child was held an average 225 days in federal custody before a habeas petition prompted her release to her father.
- After attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition, the Office of Refugee Resettlement released a 3-year-old girl to her father, who discovered she had suffered alleged sexual abuse in foster care that officials previously described as an "accident."
- President Donald Trump's administration implemented stricter release policies last year, causing average custody times for children in ORR care to jump from 37 days to almost 200 days.
- According to legal director Fisher Flores of the American Bar Association's ProBar project, the organization filed eight habeas petitions this year for children held in federal custody for an average of 225 days.
- Legal advocates increasingly turn to federal courts to challenge prolonged detention, as the girl now lives in Chicago with her grandparents while her immigration case proceeds.
- Neha Desai, managing director at the National Center for Youth Law, called the case "yet another version of family separation," highlighting systemic failures in reporting and transparency within the ORR.
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