August 19, 2026
The Trump administration was ordered Monday to pay for independent monitoring of conditions in immigrant detention centers housing children, after mounting concerns about one center in particular in Dilley, Texas.
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said that oversight is necessary because of a combination of the government’s “history of noncompliance,” and evidence of current noncompliance when it comes to the standards and expectations for the detention of immigrant children—something that has been an issue faced by both Trump administrations.