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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez

Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custody

Immigration Child Custody - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A federal judge extended a court agreement on Thursday ensuring safe and sanitary conditions for migrant children in federal custody a day after U.S. Customs and Border Protection was set to begin self-monitoring.

The agreement originally ended Wednesday, but District Judge Dolly M. Gee in California decided to extend it by 18 months.

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