Senate, House Democrats unite to urge court to uphold protections for detained migrant kids
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More than 100 Democratic members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate have filed a legal brief calling on a top court to reject a Trump administration attempt to gut vital protections for migrant children in U.S. custody, warning that “ISenate, House Democrats unite to urge court to uphold protections for detained migrant kids
More than 100 Democratic members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate have filed a legal brief calling on a top court to reject a Trump administration attempt to gut vital protections for migrant children in U.S. custody, warning that “In particular, the Regulations effectively authorize the indefinite detention of migrant children.” While not perfect, the 1997 Flores Agreement improves the treatment of children, prohibiting the detention of kids for more than 20 days, “and, while they are detained, requires that they be treated with safety and dignity under basic standards of care,” immigrant rights advocacy group America’s Voice said last year. But in August, the administration announced a regulation to terminate the agreement, leaving advocates to fear kids could be returned to an era of “no schooling, no recreation, no doctors” while in custody. Read more