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The Marshall Project
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A decades-old case known as the Flores Settlement forbids the government from detaining children for longer than five days, or 20 days during a migration “surge,” without providing an individual justification. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/18/p...

themarshallproject.orgParents are Giving Up Green Card Fights to Get Their Kids Out of Immigrant JailAs children languish in detention, a federal judge threatens to sic an independent watchdog on ICE.
The Marshall Project
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UPDATE: After this story published, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee made public her order appointing an independent monitor to oversee conditions for children in immigration detention, noting numerous violations by ICE and CBP under the Trump administration. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/18/p...

themarshallproject.orgParents are Giving Up Green Card Fights to Get Their Kids Out of Immigrant JailAs children languish in detention, a federal judge sics an independent watchdog on ICE.

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