Judge rejects Trump administration bid to indefinitely detain immigrant children with parents
by Victoria Kim, Kristina Davis, Los Angeles Times
Jul 10, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in Los Angeles dealt the Trump administration a significant blow Monday by rejecting its attempt to indefinitely detain immigrant children caught crossing the border illegally with their parents.
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee issued an order lambasting the Justice Department for its request to modify a 1997 legal settlement that set rules for how the government can deal with immigrant children in its custody. Calling President
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