Judge orders US Border Patrol to process and place migrant children in safe, sanitary facilities per 1997 court settlement.

Judge rules that migrant children in makeshift camps along the US-Mexico border, waiting to be processed by Border Patrol, are in the agency's custody, subject to the 1997 court settlement that set standards for their treatment. The ruling means the Department of Homeland Security must quickly process the children and place them in facilities that are "safe and sanitary."

April 04, 2024
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