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August 11, 2021

Lawsuit Against Biden Admin Details Abuse, Neglect of Migrant Children at Texas Facilities
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The Biden administration is being sued over the unsafe conditions faced
by unaccompanied migrant children at two holding facilities in Texas.
Children and teens detained at the Fort Bliss Army base near El Paso and
at an oil workers' camp in the city of Pecos have reported abuse,
medical neglect, prolonged detention and being subjected to mental
distress. Their attorneys are demanding the Biden administration
immediately release them, arguing the U.S. government is violating the
1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which established legal requirements
regarding the treatment of migrant children in U.S. custody.


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