Migrant kids are often being held in a South Texas detention center five times longer than a court order allows
Uriel J. García, Alex Nguyen, Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Ford, Texas Tribune (August 12, 2026)
At least 60 children have been held at the Dilley detention center for 100 days or more, far exceeding the legal 20-day limit, with average stays peaking at 47 days during a six-month period last year.
