Migrant kids are often being held in a South Texas detention center five times longer than a court order allows
A South Texas detention center is holding migrant children significantly longer than court orders allow, raising concerns about immigration enforcement practices.
By Uriel J. Garca, Alex Nguyen, Colleen DeGuzman and Alex Ford, The Texas Tribune·2 hr ago
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Earlier this year, a 16-year-old student at a Los Angeles high school was looking forward to starting his junior year, where he planned to try out for the school's varsity tennis team.
His parents were both college psychology professors.
But in April, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the family, who immigrated from Iran [...].
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