US Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Plan to Detain Immigrant Families Past 20 Days

US Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Plan to Detain Immigrant Families Past 20 Days
Border Patrol apprehends illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on April 18, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
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A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that allowed family units that enter the United States illegally to be held in detention for longer than 20 days.

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles ordered a permanent injunction (pdf) against a rule the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in August to replace the Flores settlement agreement.