Trump admin wants ability to hold migrant kids indefinitely, upending decades-old ban
Since 1997, authorities have been barred from holding migrant kids more than 20 days, but a new rule would change that.
by Julia Ainsley / Sep.06.2018 / 10:09 AM ET
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced a new rule Thursday that would allow immigrant children with their parents to be held in detention indefinitely, upending a ban on indefinite detention that has been in place for 20 years.
The rule, proposed by the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, goes into effect in 60 days and will allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep children with their mothers in detention facilities while their cases for asylum play out in court.
A DHS official speaking on the condition of anonymity said the purpose of the rulemaking is to terminate the 1997 Flores settlement agreement that said children could not be held in detention longer than 20 days.
The result may mean the issue is taken to appellate courts or even the Supreme Court.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-admin-plans-hold-migrant-kids-indefinitely-defying-decades-old-n907006?cid=eml_nbn_20180906
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