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updated 10:20 AM UTC, Dec 13, 2023

U.S. Court Rules Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Families Unlawful

Unic Press UK: A district court judge at the Central District of California, Judge Dolly Gee has blocked hitherto U.S. government moves to indefinitely detain migrant families.

In a ruling Friday, Judge Dolly Gee said that allowing the government’s plan to go ahead would violate migrants’ rights and go contrary to age-long court settlement. The settlement, known as Flores, limits the time children can spend in detention to 20 days and requires that they be kept in safe and sanitary conditions, the ABC news reports.

 

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