Young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention centre for unaccompanied children in the ...

A federal judge in Los Angeles partially terminated a nearly 30-year-old settlement agreement that established minimum standards for housing unaccompanied migrant children in detention facilities.

“House Bill No. 3120 is a well-intentioned effort to make child detention facilities, and the communities around them, safer, ...

U.S. detention of migrant children has long sparked controversy. The Trump and Biden administrations have faced criticism for violating legal protections.

The U.S. still separates some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas, according to a court-ordered ...

However, the administration's court filing last month points to new laws and policies, such as federalized standards for migrant child care, as reasons why the FSA is no longer necessary.

Young unaccompanied migrants, from ages 3 to 9, watch television inside a playpen in 2021 at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children ...

When the federal government locks migrants up, it’s responsible for them — regardless of whether they’ve been formally processed, a federal judge found Wednesday. As migrant crossings over th… ...

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to terminate a 1997 settlement known as the Flores Agreement, which established protections for migrant children.

The U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas.

The Republican-led bill would have increased local oversight of detention centers for unaccompanied children.