Federal Judge Rejects Trump Administration Request to Extend Migrant Child Detentions

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U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee upheld an agreement that migrant children cannot be detained for more than 20 days.

Published Jul. 9 2018 8:55PM EDT

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A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to amend the 1997 Flores consent decree, which states that no immigrant child may be detained for more than 20 days.

Federal Judge Rejects Trump Administration Request to Extend Migrant Child Detentions

U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee upheld an agreement that migrant children cannot be detained for more than 20 days.

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