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Dozens of migrant women and their children arrive at a bus station in McAllen, Texas, following their release by Customs and Border Protection last month.

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Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Bid To Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely

2:42pm July 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Justice Department had requested changes to a settlement that bars the detention of children for more than 20 days. But a judge dismissed the move as a "cynical attempt" to shift responsibility.

Protesters in New York City marched last month in support of the families separated at U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump Administration Will Miss Deadline To Reunite Migrant Kids Under 5 With Parents

7:29pm July 09, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Of the 102 young children in custody, the Justice Department says at least 54 will return to their parents by Tuesday as ordered by a court. But a judge still voiced optimism about "real progress."

Garry Mead, assistant director of detention and removal for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, answers a reporter's question in 2007 in front of cells that housed immigrant families at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas. After a suit b

The U.S. Has A Long, Troubled History Of Detaining Families Together

4:24pm June 30, 2018

by John Burnett

Now that President Trump no longer can separate migrant families detained at the border, his administration is preparing to lock them up together — an arrangement with many critics and legal limits.

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Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, in Karnes City, Texas, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border.

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Texas Judge Refuses To License Child Care Facility In Immigrant Detention Center

6:59am May 06, 2016

by John Burnett

The judge blocked a state agency from licensing the facility inside a private detention facility for undocumented mothers and children who have crossed the Texas-Mexico border.

Fresvinda Ponce, a 41-year-old mother from Camayagua, Honduras, shows her ankle monitor. She is living in a shelter in Houston and does not know when authorities will allow the monitor to be removed.

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As Asylum Seekers Swap Prison Beds For Ankle Bracelets, Same Firm Profits

11:38am November 13, 2015

by John Burnett

A court ordered the release of women and children held in immigrant detention centers in favor of electronic monitoring. The GEO Group operates both. Advocates say that's a conflict of interest.

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Hundreds Of Detained Immigrant Families Are Due For Release

1:36pm October 23, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Advocates hope that a judge's deadline, and the possible revocation of one detention center's license, could lead to the end of family detention.

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U.S. Immigration Agency Again Drops 'Family Friendly' Detention Centers

2:56pm July 21, 2015

by John Burnett

ICE is again changing the way it handles mothers and children who come here illegally, beginning to release most of them instead of detaining them in controversial "family-friendly" jails.

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Obama Administration Acts To Ease Family Detentions

7:04pm June 24, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Families detained after illegal border crossings will be allowed to post bond, but that doesn't please either side of the immigration debate.