Federal judge orders independent monitor to evaluate conditions in border jails housing children

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Judge orders independent monitor for immigrant facilities after children detail shocking conditions https://thinkprogress.org/judge-orders-independent-monitor-child-immigration-48c7b928f220/ …

A federal judge has ordered an independent monitor to evaluate conditions in border facilities that house immigrant children, amid allegations of unsafe conditions and rampant abuse.

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles said there was a serious “disconnect” between the Trump administration’s own assessment of facilities in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and hundreds of pages of class action testimony detailing major problems, including abusive treatment, lack of adequate food and water, and unsanitary conditions.

“It seems like there continue to be persistent problems,” Judge Gee said. “I need to appoint an independent monitor to give me an objective viewpoint about what is going on at the facilities.”

Gee gave both sides until August 10 to agree on a proposed monitor. If they are unable to reach an agreement, both sides will give a suggestion to the judge and she will choose.

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1. About time this was done.

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2. Many of these children have been transported as far away as New York. How do we look out for them?