US must free migrant children from detention, court says

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LOS ANGELES - A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities.

The facilities risked spilling into a massive health crisis despite efforts by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to lower the number of migrants in its custody, she added.Her ruling noted 124 children were currently in ICE detention facilities and ordered them released by July 17, either with their parents or into the custody of"suitable sponsors" with parental consent.

 

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