McClatchyDC reports that a U.S. District Judge in California distributed
a 22-page tentative ruling on Friday that concluded that the Obama administration's
family detention policy violates parts of an 18-year-old court settlement
regarding the detention of migrant children. According to memos that outline
the tentative ruling, which has not been officially filed, children and
mothers in family detention cannot be held in unlicensed secure facilities
such as those in the towns of Karnes City and Dilley, Texas. The tentative
ruling also states that it is not appropriate to hold a child and accompanying
parent in detention unless there is a flight or safety risk.
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