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Lawsuit Against Biden Admin Details Abuse, Neglect of Migrant Children at Texas Facilities

HeadlineAug 11, 2021

The Biden administration is being sued over the unsafe conditions faced by unaccompanied migrant children at two holding facilities in Texas. Children and teens detained at the Fort Bliss Army base near El Paso and at an oil workers’ camp in the city of Pecos have reported abuse, medical neglect, prolonged detention and being subjected to mental distress. Their attorneys are demanding the Biden administration immediately release them, arguing the U.S. government is violating the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which established legal requirements regarding the treatment of migrant children in U.S. custody.

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