McAllen, Texas – A federal judge extended a judicial agreement on Thursday that guarantees safe and health conditions for migrant children in federal custody one day after customs and border protection of the United States. UU. They began self -control.
The agreement originally ended Wednesday, but Dolly M. Gee District Judge in California decided to extend it for 18 months.
“CBP is not yet able to fully fulfill its responsibilities under Agreement 2022 and the FSA (flower settlement agreement) without the additional support provided by the JCM (Youth Attention Monitor) and the Court,” the judge wrote in his order in his order .
Customs and border protection did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
A monitor designated by the court will continue to visit and inform about the conditions for children in custody in the Customs and Border Protection of the United States in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso, Texas.
Initially, concerns were raised during the first Trump administration when reports of children separated from the family arose for weeks and remained in poor sanitary conditions. In 2019, a Guatemalan teenager died in custody as a result of a flu outbreak and the lack of adequate medical care in a federal center in Weslaco, Texas.
The parties reached an agreement that was implemented in July 2022 for two and a half years. It allowed a court monitor to monitor the progress made by customs and border protection. In the last report presented in December, The monitor noticed positive changes while mentioned a continuous practice of separating some parents from their children during their time in custody.
Later, the monitor told the discrepancies court with customs data and border protection, which suggests that the agency did not report the number of children who had overcome the recommended time in three -day custody.
Customs and border protection were scheduled to start monitoring their facilities on Wednesday. The agency said in December that it was ready for the task after issuing a new orientation on family unit and greater training on policies, guidelines and detention regulations that Rear field supervision Under the Biden administration. The plaintiffs argued that the agency was not ready, citing the testimony of retained minors in customs and border protection facilities, and requested the renewal of the judicial agreement.
“No child should be forced to spend weeks inside a capsule without windows with dirty clothes without outdoor access. We are relieved that the court died to force CBP to comply with its obligations under the agreement, ”said Mishan Wroe, main lawyer of the National Youth Law Center, in a statement.
Trump’s officials have said they plan to finish “Catch-And Lelease” Policies and stop the release of migrants to the US. While waiting for the hearings of the Immigration Court. The changes could lead to longer detention times that exceed the 72 hours recommended by the Court for families.
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