“A gilded cage is still a cage.' Advocates react as Trump administration proposes longer-term detention of migrant families:
The Trump administration on Wednesday rolled out a new plan that would allow the government to detain migrant families traveling with children indefinitely, effectively calling for an end to the federal government's agreement with a court more than 20 years ago that it wouldn't hold children for long periods of time because it's so detrimental to their health.
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan told reporters that the new rules were about returning"integrity" to U.S. immigration. President Trump and Republicans have long claimed that the 20-day restriction has encouraged migrants to bring their children, knowing that they can't be held for long and will eventually be allowed to enter the U.S., where it can take months or years for their asylum cases to wind their way through court. President Barack Obama had at one point asked a judge to allow families to be detained together and was denied.
McAleenan said the centers would care for the children and include such amenities as a library and video games.
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