US EditionICE has detained 6,200+ kids in Trump’s second term, up 10x since Biden left office
The average daily number of detained minors rose to 226 under Trump, and more than 1,600 were held beyond the 20-day court limit.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained over 6,200 minors during President Donald Trump's second term, an 842% increase compared to the end of President Joe Biden's administration.
- Following Biden's 2021 policy ending family detention, Trump revived the practice, causing detention numbers to peak at over 550 in January before declining to less than 90 in mid-March.
- Detained families report children suffer from mental distress and inadequate medical care, conditions governed by the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement. Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, describes the situation as a national crisis.
- The administration requested funding for up to 30,000 family unit beds in its 2027 budget, signaling expansion plans. An ICE spokesperson claimed 'being in detention is a choice' and encouraged voluntary departure programs.
- More than 3,600 children have been deported during this term, prompting Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro to state, 'No innocent child should ever be imprisoned,' as legal battles continue over the Flores consent decree.
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More than 6,200 minors have been detained in migrant centers in the United States in the past year, according to Democratic legislators in Texas on Wednesday. Hundreds of them have passed through the family detention center in Dilley, south of San Antonio, where nearly 400 people are currently being held, including 49 families, some of whom have been deprived of their liberty for more than a year, according to Congressmen Joaquín Castroy Greg Ca…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – More than 6,200 minors have been detained in migrant centers in the United States in the past year, according to Democratic legislators in Texas on Wednesday. Hundreds of them have passed through the family detention center in Dilley, south of San Antonio, where nearly 400 people are currently being held, including 49 families, some of whom have been deprived of their liberty for more than a year, according to Congressmen Jo…
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