McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A decades-old policy on protections for immigrant children in federal custody is inhibiting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, government attorneys told a judge Friday.

The administration asked U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles during a hearing to dissolve the policy , which limits how long Customs and Border Protection can hold immigrant children and requires them to be kept in safe and sanitary conditions. Gee did not immediately issue a decision and it's not clear how soon she might rule.

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