The Trump administration and lawyers representing migrant children in federal custody faced off in court in California Friday over long-standing protections for detained minors.

U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee heard arguments from lawyers fighting against children being held for long periods of time in inappropriate conditions at Border Patrol detention sites, and from the government seeking to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement.

The agreement, established in 1997, sets national standards for minors in federal custody, including those accompanied by adults. The standards require conditions at detention sites to be safe and sanitary, and limits how long a child can be held in federal custody.

After the hearing concluded, Diane de Gramont, one of the attorneys representing deta

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