US EditionImmigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks to End Protections
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – Despite legal protections, hundreds of immigrant children have been held in unsafe U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities beyond 72 hours, with oversight and medical care concerns persisting.
- In 2019, attorneys reported that over 250 detained immigrant children in Texas faced filthy conditions and prolonged stays in overcrowded facilities.
- These issues continue despite the Flores Agreement, established in 1997 to establish baseline protections and supervision for immigrant children held in federal detention.
- Advocates noted multiple deaths from 2018 to 2019 linked partly to delayed medical care, overcrowding, and poor detention conditions documented in court filings and reports.
- Attorney Leecia Welch emphasized the importance of how the nation cares for children and vowed to persist in holding any administration accountable for mistreatment of children in custody.
- The Trump administration sought to end Flores protections, risking loss of external oversight, while courts rejected replacement policies and Biden's administration adjusted some standards in 2024.
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Immigrant kids detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump team seeks to end protections
By Sandy West, KFF Health News A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was forced to go without his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard one officer say about us ‘they smell like sh–,’” one detained person recounted in a federal court fili…
By Sandy West/KFF Health NewsA child showed up with a rash after four days without being allowed to change his underwear. Another small boy, bored and overwhelmed by despair, began to hit his head. A minor with autism and attention deficit disorder was not allowed to take his medication, despite his mother’s pleas. “I heard an officer say about us: ‘swear to me’, and another one added: ‘they’re mier–’,” one person was arrested in a statement fil…
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