Appeals court upholds ban on Trump administration detaining migrant kids in hotels

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An appeals court refused Sunday to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.

before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.

“It is a sad fact that court involvement was needed once again to ensure the basic safety of children,” said Leecia Welch, an attorney with the National Center for Youth Law. Justice Department lawyer Scott Stewart argued that the Flores agreement doesn’t apply to children detained in hotels before expulsion.

“The idea is turn away as quickly as possible, at the border, potential vectors of infection,” he said, adding that a variety of factors led to some children being detained for weeks.

 

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Back to the cages you go then lmaoooo

Oh well. Guess it's back to the Obama/Biden cages.

That sounds weird. What r they doing w/kids in a hotel?

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And what exactly went on in these out of sight out of mind hotel rooms?

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