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Migrant Children in Custody: The Long Battle for Protection

The number of detained migrant youth has reached record highs and led to lawsuits over the Trump government’s treatment of minors.

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As criticism about the Trump Administration’s treatment and detention of migrant children persists, we explore the origins of the Flores Settlement, a decades-old agreement reached in a federal lawsuit over the physical and emotional harm done to children held in jail-like settings.