Judge to consider ending protections for immigrant children in US custody

A federal judge will hear a request from the Trump administration to end a nearly 30-year-old policy ensuring safe conditions for immigrant children in custody, which includes limits on detention duration and third-party inspections. Advocates argue that the protections should remain, citing reports of poor conditions and extended detentions, while the government claims conditions have improved since the 1997 Flores agreement.

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