Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions, lawyers say
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Key Points:
- Nearly 600 immigrant children were held at the Texas Dilley family detention center in recent months without adequate food, medical care, or mental health services, with many detained beyond the court-mandated 20-day limit, according to recent court filings.
- Conditions at Dilley included virus outbreaks, lockdowns, and reports of neglect, such as a 13-year-old girl’s suicide attempt after being denied prescribed antidepressants and family reunification requests.
- The Flores settlement, which limits detention time for immigrant children, is under threat as the Trump administration seeks to end it, arguing that detention is a choice and criticizing the settlement as wasteful.
- Government data revealed that in December and January, about 595 children were
