McALLEN, TX — A new report from the Associated Press found hundreds of immigrant children are being held in detention facilities past mandated detention limits and are going without proper medical care, findings the AP attributes to court filings and legal advocates.
According to the AP, about 400 immigrant children were being held well beyond a court mandated 20-day limit, with some attorneys reporting children being held for more than five months.
The AP's reporting found that the Trump administration is trying to end the 20-day limit agreement.
Meanwhile, advocates continue to express concern surrounding family detention centers like the one in Dilley, Texas.
The Jaramillo-Solano family — a father and two children who were detained in Durango in late October — were sent to the D

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