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Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Allow Longer Detention Of Migrant Children

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Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Allow Longer Detention Of Migrant Children

Joel Rose, NPR (September 6, 2018)

The Trump administration is proposing to lift court-imposed limits on how long it can hold children in immigration detention. Under proposed regulations, the administration seeks to replace the Flores settlement, a decades-old agreement that dictates how long the government can hold migrant children, and under what conditions.

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Families separated at U.S. border now living in Massachusetts sue Trump administration, seeking punitive damages to cover therapy

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Families separated at U.S. border now living in Massachusetts sue Trump administration, seeking punitive damages to cover therapy

Jacqueline Tempera, MassLive ( September 6, 2018)

Lawyers are asking President Donald Trump’s administration to pay for mental health treatment for kids who were separated from the parents at the U.S. border, arguing the children will suffer lifelong psychological damage at the hands of a “malicious” administration.

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