June 17, 2025
CNN—Migrant families with young children, including toddlers, were held for days and sometimes weeks in US Customs and Border Protection facilities, some with jail-like conditions, according to interviews conducted by attorneys tied to immigrant advocacy groups and submitted Tuesday in federal court.
The filings reveal details of families being detained this year in border facilities, which are not designed for that purpose, for extended periods of time despite a steep drop in migrant crossings, raising alarm among attorneys who argue CBP detention is not equipped to care for people, especially children.
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- Flores v. Bondi
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The Flores case was filed in 1985 to address the serious mistreatment of immigrant children in federal custody. The case settled in 1997 and remains under the supervision of federal court judge Dolly Gee in the Central District of California.
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